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An Arm and a Leg: Paying for Helicopter Air Ambulances
, 2016 An increase in Medicare reimbursement rates in 2002 caused the number of helicopter air ambulances in the United States to increase threefold. The vast majority of air ambulance flights are ultimately paid for through Medicare or private insurance ...
Perritt, Henry
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Air ambulance tasking: why and how?
, 2011 Air ambulances are a scarce and expensive resource and their use carries significant risk for crew and patients (Hennesy; 2005; Holland et al, 2005; Hinkelbein et al, 2008; Lutman et al, 2008).
Corfield, Alasdair, Parker, Andrew
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018 Background Pre-hospital advanced airway management with oxygenation and ventilation may be vital for managing critically ill or injured patients. To improve pre-hospital critical care and develop evidence-based guidelines, research on standardised high ...
G. A. Sunde +7 more
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Models and algorithms for location and relocation of ambulances
, 2008 We present two optimization problems related to optimal location and dynamic relocation of ambulances, arisen in the context of a larger project we are developing for the emergency health care system in Milan, Italy. The first problem is a strategic one
G. Righini, R. Cordone, F. Ficarelli
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Electric ambulance routing based on heuristic cost-based planners in pandemic situations
, 2023 Proceeding of: Congress on Smart Computing Technologies (CSCT 2022), New Delhi, India, 11-12 December 2022Ambulances management plays a critical role for the proper performance of medical health systems during pandemic situations, such as the COVID-19 ...
Amarís Duarte, Hortensia Elena +6 more
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Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on the Use of Air Ambulances for International Medical Assistance. [PDF]
Air Med J, 2021 Duchateau FX +3 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineStudy objective To identify factors associated with the mission outcome (transport completed vs. not transported) of air medical transport (AMT), with particular attention to environmental and operational constraints such as haze-related air pollution ...
Krongkarn Sutham +6 more
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Elderly people receiving care through an aeromedical service
Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2018 Objective: to characterize the care given to the elderly by an aeromedical service in the south of Brazil. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study was performed.
Keyla Cristiane do Nascimento +5 more
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Lessons Learned from Helicopter Air Ambulance Accident [PDF]
Helicopter Air Ambulances (HAA) are a vital component of the healthcare system by bridging the gap between traditional ground-based ambulances and hospitals and transporting patients from remote areas to medical facilities.
Johnson, Mary E, Sanchez, Gustavo A
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Two-Stage Covering Location Model for Air–Ground Medical Rescue System
, 2019 This study tackled the multimodal facility location problem in emergency medical rescue. First, an intermodal setting was suggested, i.e., considering cooperation between ground ambulances and helicopters in emergency medical rescues.
Hanlin Wu +3 more
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