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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Helicopter emergency medical services accident rates in different international air rescue systems
Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2010 J Hinkelbein1,2, M Schwalbe2, H V Genzwuerker2,31Department for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Germany; 2Working Group “Emergency Medicine and Air Rescue”, German Society of Aviation and Space
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Definning an helicopter emergency medical services [PDF]
, 2022 Helicopter Emergency Medical Services are complementary services to the emergency medical service of developed countries that allow to give medical assistance to remote areas and assist patients who are in a critical situation to be transferred to the hospital as soon as possible providing them with medicalised care on board.
Abian Alcalde, Laura
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Prehospital Transfusion With Red Blood Cells and Fresh Plasma in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services. [PDF]
Acta Anaesthesiol ScandABSTRACT Background Prehospital administration of blood products is a growing practice. We aimed to describe clinical parameters and mortality following prehospital blood component therapy with red blood cells (RBC) and/or plasma in patients with traumatic and non‐traumatic haemorrhage.
Andersen JB +8 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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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 +9 more
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Mapping the patient and family liaison role in UK helicopter emergency medical services: A service evaluation [PDF]
, 2022 Objective: Patient and family liaison practitioners are a relatively recent addition to UK helicopter emergency medical services to support patients with their recovery.
Hyde, Philip +4 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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Simulation-based medical education for Ambulance Jet and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: A program description and evaluation [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: In aviation, crew resource management trainings are established methods to enhance safety, a method that also gained popularity in medicine.
Albrecht, Roland +6 more
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Helicopter emergency medical services in sudden-onset major incidents: Patterns of use. [PDF]
, 2021 Major incidents happen infrequently and challenge the health care system by demanding more resources than are readily available. Critically injured patients need rapid treatment and swift transport to the right hospital to prevent unnecessary death and ...
Johnsen, Anne Siri
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