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The role of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service as support for ground emergency medical services

Critical Care Innovations, 2019
INTRODUCTION: An essential link in the rescue system is the Polish Medical Air Rescue (PMAR). In Poland, PMAR helicopters are stationed at 21 permanent bases.
Sylwester Kożuchowski, Arkadiusz Wejnarski , Amaly St Cyr   +2 more
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Prehospital point of care ultrasound in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: a 5-year experience study in Belgium

Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine
IntroductionThe utilization of Clinical Ultrasound (CUS) in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) has become increasingly prevalent, reflecting its significant role in emergency care.MethodsThis descriptive, monocentric study, conducted at the ...
Romain Betz, Romain Betz, Allison Gilbert, Didier Moens, Didier Moens, Laurent Marissiaux, Laurent Marissiaux, Meryl Paquay, Meryl Paquay, Raphaëlle Lopez Iglesias, Olivier Pirotte, Alexandre Ghuysen, Alexandre Ghuysen, Samuel Stipulante, Samuel Stipulante   +14 more
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Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination among Front-Line Health Care Workers: A Nationwide Survey of Emergency Medical Services Personnel from Germany

Vaccines, 2021
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the COVID-19 vaccination acceptance of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel as front-line health care workers (HCW) in Germany.
André Nohl, Christian Afflerbach, Christian Lurz, Bastian Brune, Tobias Ohmann, Veronika Weichert, Sascha Zeiger, Marcel Dudda   +7 more
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Effect of Acute Exposure to Altitude on the Quality of Chest Compression‐Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Personnel: A Randomized, Controlled, Single‐Blind Crossover Trial

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Helicopter emergency medical services personnel operating in mountainous terrain are frequently exposed to rapid ascents and provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the field.
Anna Vögele, Michiel Jan van Veelen, Tomas Dal Cappello, Marika Falla, Giada Nicoletto, Alexander Dejaco, Martin Palma, Katharina Hüfner, Hermann Brugger, Giacomo Strapazzon   +9 more
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Introduction of Telemedicine in a Prehospital Emergency Care Setting: A Pilot Study

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2023
Background. Advances in information and communication technology have led to telemedicine applications that could support paramedics in the prehospital field.
Christophe Jobé, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Pierre Métrailler, Jean-Marc Bellagamba, Alexandre Briguet, Line Zurcher, Fabrice Dami   +6 more
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Characteristics and Demographics of Patients Requiring Emergent Air Medical

Emergency Medicine International, 2022
Background. As integrated health systems become more common, interfacility patient transfers will increase and air transport programs will be prioritized.
Anna Van Tuyl, Mark Quilon, Trevor Dudley, Olivia Grant, Neha Rao, Paul Barbara, David S. Kugler, Kaitlin C. McLoone-Cepin, Josh Greenstein, Barry Hahn   +9 more
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Transferred Patients by Fars Province’s Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS); A 2-Years Cross-Sectional Study in Southern Iran [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2021
Objective: To investigate the patients transferred by helicopters, as well as an emergent medical services that were performed for them.Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, all patients who were transferred by Fars province of Helicopter
Seyed Mahmoudreza Sajjadi, Fatemeh Rahmanian, Razieh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi, Faramarz Farahmand, Afsaneh Dehbozorgi, Hadid Hamrah, Mohamad Javad Moradian   +6 more
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Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2013
Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a common medical emergency with significant mortality and significant neurological morbidity. Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) may be tasked to OHCA.
Lyon Richard M, Nelson Magnus J
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Blood Product Supply for a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service [PDF]

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 2021
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Long patient transport times to trauma centers are a well-known problem in sparsely populated regions with a low hospital density. Transfusion of red blood cell concentrates (RBC) and plasma improves outcome of trauma patients with severe bleeding.
Kathleen Selleng, Marcel Baschin, Berthold Henkel, Gregor Jenichen, Karl-Christian Thies, Marcus Rudolph, Florian Reifferscheid, Jörg Braun, Malte Hannich, Theresa Winter, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Andreas Greinacher   +11 more
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A novel method of non-clinical dispatch is associated with a higher rate of critical Helicopter Emergency Medical Service intervention

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are a scarce resource that can provide advanced emergency medical care to unwell or injured patients.
Scott Munro, Mark Joy, Richard de Coverly, Mark Salmon, Julia Williams, Richard M. Lyon   +5 more
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