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Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Transport of COVID-19 Patients in the "First Wave": A National Survey. [PDF]

Cureus, 2021
Study objectives Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) providers have had to adjust to transporting patients with a novel, highly infectious pathogen.
Berry CL, Corsetti MC, Mencl F.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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
openaire   +2 more sources

Wellbeing of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Personnel in a Challenging Work Context: A Qualitative Study

Prehospital Emergency Care, 2023
Background Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) personnel provide on-scene trauma care to patients with high mortality risk. Work in the HEMS setting is characterized by frequent exposure to critical incidents and other stressors. The aim of this
M. V. van Herpen, David Nieuwe Weme, M. D. de Leeuw, Renske J Colenbrander, M. Olff, H. te Brake   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

The Danish prehospital emergency healthcare system and research possibilities

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
The emergency medical healthcare system outside hospital varies greatly across the globe - even within the western world. Within the last ten years, the demand for emergency medical service systems has increased, and the Danish emergency medical service ...
Tim Alex Lindskou, Søren Mikkelsen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Poul Anders Hansen, Gitte Jørgensen, Ole Mazur Hendriksen, Hans Kirkegaard, Peter Anthony Berlac, Morten Breinholt Søvsø   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in the Transport of Patients With Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019. [PDF]

Air Med J, 2021
Objective Limited information exists regarding the response of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) programs to patients with known or suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Meng X, Blakeney CA, Wood JN, Bucks CM, Mhayamaguru KM, Luke A, Laudon DA, Sztajnkrycer MD.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effect of time intervals in critical care provided by helicopter emergency medical services on 30-day survival after trauma.

Injury, 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.
Johannes Björkman, P. Setälä, Ilkka Pulkkinen, L. Raatiniemi, J. Nurmi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping the Patient and Family Liaison Role in UK Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: A Service Evaluation.

Air Medical Journal, 2022
OBJECTIVE Patient and family liaison practitioners are a relatively recent addition to UK helicopter emergency medical services to support patients with their recovery.
K. Kirby, Kirsty Caswell, Joanna Petheram, P. Hyde, R. Crouch   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source