Helicopter emergency medical services demonstrate reduced time to emergency anaesthesia in an undifferentiated trauma population: a retrospective observational analysis across three major trauma networks [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineBackground Early rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia (RSI) and tracheal intubation for patients with airway or ventilatory compromise following major trauma is recommended, with guidance suggesting a 45-min timeframe.
Daniel Heritage +6 more
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Use of helicopter emergency medical services with a physician on board in severe pediatric trauma in Korea: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and InjuryIn Korea, helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) with a physician on board were introduced in September 2011, funded by both central and regional governments.
Yoonsuk Lee, Gunwoo Kim, Pil Young Jung
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A scenario based approach to optimizing cost-effectiveness of physician-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services compared to ground-based Emergency Medical Services in Finland [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineObjectives Since Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) is an expensive resource in terms of unit price compared to ground-based Emergency Medical Service (EMS), it is important to further investigate which methods would allow for the optimization ...
Axel Ackermann +7 more
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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 +7 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 +6 more
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Stroke care in the air: a new horizon for helicopter emergency medical services [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineMaren Ranhoff Hov, Karianne Larsen
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The impact of a physician-staffed helicopter on outcome in patients admitted to a stroke unit: a prospective observational study [PDF]
, 2017 Patient characteristics, patients admitted to the stroke unit and diagnosed with stroke. GEMS: ground emergency medical services; HEMS: helicopter emergency medical services; IQR: interquartile range; AMI: acute myocardial infarction.
Freddy K. Lippert +9 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 +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 +6 more
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Validity of helicopter emergency medical services dispatch criteria for traumatic injuries: A systematic review [PDF]
, 2009 Objective. This review provides an overview of the validity of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) dispatch criteria for severely injured patients. Methods. A systematic literature search was performed.
Lieshout, E.M.M. (Esther) van +5 more
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