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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The impact of a new regional air ambulance service on a large general hospital [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Helicopter air ambulance crews are influenced in their selection of the destination hospital for their patients by several factors including: distance from the scene; facilities, on site specialties, and senior cover of the receiving hospital;
Currie, A., Bleetman, A., Jenkinson, E.
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Effect of time intervals in critical care provided by helicopter emergency medical services on 30-day survival after trauma [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Trauma is the leading cause of death especially in children and young adults. Prehospital care following trauma emphasizes swift transport to a hospital following initial care.
Pulkkinen, Ilkka +4 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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Visualized analysis of research on helicopter emergency medical service
Medicine, 2022 Background: Numerous studies have confirmed that helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) play a positive role in prehospital care. However, few studies have used rigorous bibliometric tools to analyze the knowledge structure and distribution of HEMS research.
Cheng Peng, Pan Su
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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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The Operation of a Doctor Helicopter in the Tochigi Prefecture [PDF]
, 2022 In January 2010, the Tochigi Prefecture launched the Doctor Helicopter Services at Dokkyo Medical University Hospital. More than ten years have passed since the implementation of the service, and the total number of requests has exceeded 9,000 while the ...
Uchida, Masatoshi +10 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 +11 more
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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 +5 more
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Shock index as a predictor for short‐term mortality in helicopter emergency medical services: A registry study [PDF]
, 2021 Background: The value of shock-index has been demonstrated in hospital triage, but few studies have evaluated its prehospital use. The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between shock-index in prehospital critical care and short-term ...
Björkman, J. (Johannes) +11 more
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