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Comparing Intubation Success Between Flight Nurses and Flight Paramedics in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services.

Air Medical Journal, 2023
OBJECTIVE Intubation is a vital skill performed by flight nurses and paramedics. Before flight training, nurses do not routinely intubate and must be trained in proper techniques.
G. Thompson, Blake Miller, T. Lenz
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Cricothyrotomy in Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Transport

Air Medical Journal, 2018
Airway management is a requisite skill set for helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) providers. Cricothyrotomy is a potentially lifesaving skill that is used when other airway maneuvers fail. The authors reviewed all transports by a helicopter program in which cricothyrotomy was performed to assess the frequency, success, and technique.This was a
Kevin, High, Jeremy, Brywczynski, Jin H, Han   +2 more
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Hemodynamics in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) Patients Undergoing Rapid Sequence Intubation With Etomidate or Ketamine.

Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
BACKGROUND Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is performed by helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) providers to establish airway control. Common induction agents are etomidate and ketamine, both touted to have relatively stable hemodynamic profiles.
S. Kunkel, T. Lenz
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Utilization prediction for helicopter emergency medical services

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1987
As the number of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) programs continues to expand rapidly, the need for an accurate, readily obtainable, inexpensive method of utilization prediction for these services has become apparent. Accurate volume and case mix prediction for these services are increasingly important as financial constraints become more ...
A R, Macione, D E, Wilcox
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The cost and effectiveness of the London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 1996
Objectives: To assess the incremental consequences of the London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for the outcomes of survivors in terms of disability and health status, and cost. Methods: Prospective comparison of outcomes ...
J, Brazier, J, Nicholl, H, Snooks
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Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in Italy: A 2021 Update

Air Medical Journal, 2021
The purpose of this article is to describe the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) presently operating in Italy. The article details all currently operational HEMS bases and all currently used helicopters. A comparison with the HEMS situation in Italy as it was previously described in 2005 is discussed.
Carlo Bellini, Maurizio Gente
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Recent Outcomes Research in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: A Scoping Review of Publication Year 2023 Additions to the Helicopter Outcomes Assessment Research Database.

Air Medical Journal
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and characterize helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) outcomes literature from 2023, with the goal of describing updates to the Critical Care Transport Collaborative Outcomes Research ...
Christie L. Fritz, Jordan S Rudman, S. A. Thomas, M. McCartin, James Price, Jonathan D. Shecter, Denise Bäckström, Stephen H. Thomas   +7 more
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The helicopter emergency medical service

BMJ, 2004
The helicopter emergency medical service based at the Royal London Hospital is the only medical helicopter in the United Kingdom that carries a doctor. Stephen Hearns and Alastair Newton describe life as the doctor on board and what it takes to get the ...
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Helicopter Type and Accident Severity in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Missions

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 2011
Whereas accident rates and fatal accident rates for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) were investigated sufficiently, resulting consequences for the occupants remain largely unknown. The present study aimed to classify HEMS accidents in Germany to prognosticate accident severity with regard to the helicopter model used.German HEMS accidents (
Jochen, Hinkelbein, Mandy, Schwalbe, Wolfgang A, Wetsch, Oliver, Spelten, Christopher, Neuhaus   +4 more
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Determining a Need for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Transport.

Air Medical Journal, 2021
OBJECTIVE Point-of care-ultrasound (PoCUS) is useful in evaluating unstable emergency department patients. The portability of this technology increases its potential use in prehospital settings, including helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS ...
T. Lenz, M. B. Phelan, Tom Grawey
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