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An Analysis of an Air-Ambulance Program for Children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1999
Air-ambulance services are extremely expensive to operate and maintain. The value of their existence has been questioned in this era of rationalization and downsizing. We examined the cost, safety, flight crew composition, types of trauma, and effectiveness of our air-ambulance program at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) over a 3-year ...
M, Letts, M, McCaffrey, E, Pang, F, Lalonde   +3 more
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The role of the anaesthesiologist in air ambulance medicine

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2017
The care administered on air ambulances has become increasing complex. This has led to a discussion among experts as to whether air ambulance travel should be manned by physicians. This review provides evidence in support of anaesthesiologists being the physician-leaders in air ambulance medicine, because of their training in advanced airway management,
Stephen J M, Sollid, Marius, Rehn
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Revised criteria for air ambulance service

Emergency Nurse, 2001
The NHS Executive North West has ordered an overhaul of guidance on air ambulance use following the death in 1999 of patient Julie Donaldson.
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A ‘hot air curtain’ for heating an ambulance

Resuscitation, 1974
Abstract A simple ‘hot air curtain’ for minimizing the cooling of ambulances when the doors are opened is described.
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• Air ambulance service needs improving

Nursing Standard, 1989
The air ambulance service needs far greater resources, Labour Member of Parliament, Tam Dalyell told Ministers last week.
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AIR AMBULANCE

Critical Care Medicine, 1980
Maurice Heiner, David Schiff, Garner King   +2 more
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Regulations and the air ambulance.

Aviation, space, and environmental medicine, 1984
The recent biopolitical history of air ambulance development and the need for regulations is reviewed. There has been significant interaction between Aerospace Medical Association committees, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Civil Aeronautics Board. The Federal Aviation Administration's Advanced Notice and Withdrawal of Proposed Rulemaking,
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Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance

Air Medical Journal, 2013
Denise, Baylous, Margaret, McCauley, Dale, Gauding   +2 more
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A London Air Ambulance doctor

BMJ, 2012
David Lockey tells Matthew Billingsley about the emerging subspecialty of pre-hospital emergency ...
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[Air ambulance services in Norway].

Nordisk medicin, 1994
Norway has ten bases for helicopters manned by aeromedical doctors, five for fixed-wing aircraft, and five for search-and-rescue helicopters. In 1992 there were 4,197 helicopter missions and 4,078 patients were transported by plane, figures representing 20 and 30 per cent increases, respectively, as compared with 1988. In addition, the teams used motor
P A, Steen, T, Heggestad
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