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Can a single primary care paramedic configuration safely transport low-acuity patients in air ambulances?

, 2017
ObjectiveTo determine if utilizing a single paramedic crew configuration is safe for transporting low acuity patients requiring only a primary care paramedic (PCP) level of care in Air Ambulances.MethodsWe studied single-PCP transports of low acuity ...
Michael Lewell, Alun Ackery, Sean Moore, Russell D. MacDonald, Homer Tien, Bruce Sawadsky, Brodie Nolan, Michael Peddle   +7 more
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Mortality rates in physician staffed ground vs. air ambulance for severe trauma patients: retrospective analysis of the Japanese nationwide trauma registry

Scientific Reports
While both physician-staffed ground ambulances (GA) and air ambulances (AA) can function as viable transportation options in severe trauma cases, no study has directly compared their efficacies. We aimed to compare the effects of physician-staffed GA and
Tomohiro Akutsu, Akira Endo, Ryo Yamamoto, Kazuma Yamakawa, Hiraaki Okuzawa, Keisuke Suzuki, Hiromasa Hoshi, Yasuhiro Otomo, Koji Morishita   +8 more
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Two-Toned Air Raid Siren Given Test

, 1955
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the altering of air raid sirens to include two tones, as not to mistake them for fire trucks, police cars, or ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Impact of helicopter emergency medical services base operating regime (24 h vs. 07:00–20:00) on mission volume and structure in Poland: a cross-sectional–longitudinal analysis with duty-time standardization (10 March–10 August 2025)

BMC Health Services Research
Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are a critical component of modern emergency systems, enabling rapid access to advanced care in both urban and rural settings.
Przemysław Żuratyński, Michał Borowczyk, Tomasz Czynszak, Marta Janowska-Zientara, Anna Małgorzata Burak, Aleksandra Jaworska-Czerwińska, Katarzyna Oliwa-Libumska, Mariusz Koral, Patryk Krzewiński, Agnieszka Durma, Ewa Zieliński, Andrzej Ferenc, Maciej Chudaś, Grzegorz Ulenberg   +13 more
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The evolution of patient transport from arms to air ambulances

, 2017
Patient transport, from the first wounded or ill person up to the present day, hasevolved in parallel with advances in means of transport and technology.
Sevimli, Şükran, Dinç, Gülten
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A solution to stabilizing eVTOL and UAM passenger bodies for medical air transportation (air ambulances)

This research paper proposes an innovative solution to address challenges faced by air ambulances, particularly in ensuring patient stability and comfort during flight.
Patel, Aarav
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Rural Emergency Services Activating Helicopter Emergency Services to Promote Optimal Care and Outcomes

, 2019
Activation of helicopter emergency services (HEMS) by rural EMS agencies is essential to decreasing morbidity and mortality of the patient. Medically appropriate use of HEMS seeks to maximize utilization of a scarce resource to improve health outcomes, (
Johnson, Kristin
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Air evacuation in war : the role of RAAF nurses undertaking air evacuation of casualties between 1943-1953

, 2009
Air transportation of Australian casualties in World War II was initially carried out in air ambulances with an accompanying male medical orderly. By late 1943 with the war effort concentrated in the Pacific, Allied military authorities realised that air
Dahl, Maxine Claire
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Simulation and optimization models for emergency management systems planning

, 2014
The authors address strategic planning problems for emergency medical systems (EMS). In particular, the three following critical decisions are considered: i) how many ambulances to deploy in a given territory at any given point in time, to meet the ...
A. Bettinelli, G. Righini, R. Cordone, F. Ficarelli   +3 more
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Introducing an on-site Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) physician at the Emergency Medical Communication Centre - implications for dispatch precision at a Norwegian HEMS base

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Dispatch precision of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) is a key topic in prehospital research. In Norway, the combined role of the HEMS physician on-call and the Emergency Medical Communication Centre (EMCC) physician has been ...
Ole Erik Ulvin, Oddvar Uleberg, Andreas Asheim, Helge Haugland   +3 more
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