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Aeromedical evacuations during the COVID-19 pandemic: practical considerations for patient transport

Aeromedical evacuations during the COVID-19 pandemic: practical considerations for patient transport — Read on http://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-emergency-medicine/article/aeromedical-evacuations-during-the-covid19-pandemic-practical-considerations-for-patient-transport/EE0DD2AAE402CE166D08DD29D949E292/core-reader

Large-Scale Air Medical Operations in the Age of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Early Leadership Lessons From the Front Lines of British Columbia – Air Medical Journal

Large-Scale Air Medical Operations in the Age of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Early Leadership Lessons From the Front Lines of British Columbia – Air Medical Journal — Read on http://www.airmedicaljournal.com/article/S1067-991X(20)30086-9/fulltext

Transport of COVID-19 and other highly contagious patients by helicopter and fixed-wing air ambulance: a narrative review and experience of the Swiss air rescue Rega | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Full Text

The current COVID-19 pandemic highlights the challenges air ambulance services are facing when transporting highly infectious patients for several hours in enclosed spaces. This overview provides an example of a standard operating procedure (SOP) for infection prevention measures in HEMS missions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, we describe different methods used by several organizations inContinue reading “Transport of COVID-19 and other highly contagious patients by helicopter and fixed-wing air ambulance: a narrative review and experience of the Swiss air rescue Rega | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Full Text”