Black, Asian trauma patients less likely to get lifesaving chopper transport: Study ...Middle East

New York, Oct 20 (IANS) Severely-injured Black, Asian and Hispanic children and adults are less likely than white patients to receive critical helicopter ambulance services, which can make the difference between life and death, according to a study on Sunday. It is the first such study to highlight disparities in the use of helicopter ambulance transport after severe trauma. Overall, white adults were twice as likely to be air transported compared to Black adults, 13.5 per cent of Asian adults and 15.9 per cent of Hispanic adults. White children were 50 per cent more likely to be air transported compared to Black children, 22.4 per cent of Asian children and 24 per cent of Hispanic children.

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