Phillips 1999.
Methods | Retrospective cohort, ground comparison group only | |
Participants | People with trauma in San Antonio, TX, USA, October 1995‐September 1996 | |
Interventions | HEMS vs. GEMS transport to a single level I trauma center | |
Outcomes | Mortality | |
Notes | HEMS crews: nurse and paramedic, GEMS crews: 2 paramedics | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Reporting bias | Low risk | 9/11 |
External validity | High risk | 1/3 |
Internal validity | Low risk | 5/7 |
Internal validity: confounding and selection bias | High risk | 3/6 |
Power | High risk | 0/5 |