The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 1 , Pages 30-34, January 2009

Does increased emergency medical services prehospital time affect patient mortality in rural motor vehicle crashes? A statewide analysis

Presented at the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma 65th Meeting, September 28–30, 2006, New Orleans, LA.

  • Richard P. Gonzalez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Center for the Study of Rural Vehicular Trauma, University of South Alabama, 2451 Fillingim St., Mobile, AL 36617, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-251-471-7971; fax: +1-251-471-7837
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  • Glenn R. Cummings, M.B.A., H.C.M., R.N.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Center for the Study of Rural Vehicular Trauma, University of South Alabama, 2451 Fillingim St., Mobile, AL 36617, USA
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  • Herbert A. Phelan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Center for the Study of Rural Vehicular Trauma, University of South Alabama, 2451 Fillingim St., Mobile, AL 36617, USA
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  • Madhuri S. Mulekar, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Center for the Study of Rural Vehicular Trauma, University of South Alabama, 2451 Fillingim St., Mobile, AL 36617, USA
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  • Charles B. Rodning, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Center for the Study of Rural Vehicular Trauma, University of South Alabama, 2451 Fillingim St., Mobile, AL 36617, USA

Received 15 August 2007; received in revised form 27 November 2007 published online 16 June 2008.

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 This research and article were funded through a cooperative agreement between the University of South Alabama and the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The views expressed are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the sponsors or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

PII: S0002-9610(08)00269-9

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.11.018

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 1 , Pages 30-34, January 2009

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