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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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Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS): Impact on on-scene times [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: This study compared prehospital on-scene times (OSTs) for patients treated by nurse-staffed emergency medical services (EMS) with OST for patients treated by a combination of EMS and physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services ...
Frankema, S.P.G. (Sander), Patka, P. (Peter), Ringburg, A.N. (Akkie), Schipper, I.B. (Inger), Spanjersberg, W.R. (Willem), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout)   +5 more
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Prehospital critical care is associated with increased survival in adult trauma patients in Scotland [PDF]

, 2020
Background Scotland has three prehospital critical care teams (PHCCTs) providing enhanced care support to a usually paramedic-delivered ambulance service.
Carr, David, Corfield, Alasdair R., Donald, Michael J., Fitzpatrick, David, Hearns, Stephen, Lyon, Richard M., Maddock, Alistair, Sinclair, Neil   +7 more
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Optimal allocation of defibrillator drones in mountainous regions [PDF]

, 2019
Responding to emergencies in Alpine terrain is quite challenging as air ambulances and mountain rescue services are often confronted with logistics challenges and adverse weather conditions that extend the response times required to provide life-saving ...
Hungerländer, Philipp, Kolesnik, Ewald, Korzen, Christopher, Reiner, Gerald, Truden, Christian, Wankmüller, Christian   +5 more
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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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Willingness to pay for lives saved by helicopter emergency medical services [PDF]

, 2009
Introduction. Currently, policy makers in the Netherlands are discussing the possibility to expand the availability of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) from 12 hours to 24 hours per day.
Beeck, E.F. (Ed) van, Buljac-Samardzic, M. (Martina), Lieshout, E.M.M. (Esther) van, Patka, P. (Peter), Ringburg, A.N. (Akkie), Schipper, I.B. (Inger), Stolk, E.A. (Elly)   +6 more
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Modelling optimal location for pre-hospital helicopter emergency medical services

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2009
Background Increasing the range and scope of early activation/auto launch helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) may alleviate unnecessary injury mortality that disproportionately affects rural populations.
L'Heureux Randy, Bell Nathaniel J, Schuurman Nadine, Hameed Syed M   +3 more
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Association of helicopter transportation and improved mortality for patients with major trauma in the northern French Alps trauma system: an observational study based on the TRENAU registry

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Prompt prehospital triage and transportation are essential in an organised trauma system. The benefits of helicopter transportation on mortality in a physician-staffed pre-hospital trauma system remains unknown.
Francois-Xavier Ageron, Guillaume Debaty, Dominique Savary, Frederic Champly, Francois Albasini, Pascal Usseglio, Cécile Vallot, Samuel Galvagno, Pierre Bouzat, for the TRENAU Group   +9 more
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Intubation first-pass success in a high performing pre-hospital critical care system is not associated with 30-day mortality: a registry study of 4496 intubation attempts

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Lower intubation first-pass success (FPS) rate is associated with physiological deterioration, and FPS is widely used as a quality indicator of the airway management of a critically ill patient. However, data on FPS’s association with survival
Harry Ljungqvist, Jussi Pirneskoski, Anssi Saviluoto, Piritta Setälä, Miretta Tommila, Jouni Nurmi   +5 more
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Lives Saved by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: An Overview of Literature [PDF]

, 2009
Introduction: The objective of this review is to give an overview of literature on the survival benefits of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). The included studies were assessed by study design and statistical methodology.
Lieshout, E.M.M. (Esther) van, Patka, P. (Peter), Ringburg, A.N. (Akkie), Schipper, I.B. (Inger), Steyerberg, E.W. (Ewout), Thomas, S. (Siep)   +5 more
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