Author Archives: ketaminh

Intubation during a medevac flight: safety and effect on total prehospital time in the helicopter emergency medical service system | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Full Text

The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) commonly intubates patients who require advanced airway support prior to takeoff. In-flight intubation (IFI) is avoided because it is considered difficult due to limited space, difficulty communicating, and vibration in flight. However, IFI may shorten the total prehospital time. We tested whether IFI can be performed safely by theContinue reading “Intubation during a medevac flight: safety and effect on total prehospital time in the helicopter emergency medical service system | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Full Text”

Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Prehospital Paramedic Administration of Sub-Dissociative Dose of Ketamine in the Treatment of Trauma-Related Pain in Adult Civilian Population | Read by QxMD

Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Prehospital Paramedic Administration of Sub-Dissociative Dose of Ketamine in the Treatment of Trauma-Related Pain in Adult Civilian Population | Read by QxMD — Read on read.qxmd.com/read/32782893/evaluation-of-safety-and-efficacy-of-prehospital-paramedic-administration-of-sub-dissociative-dose-of-ketamine-in-the-treatment-of-trauma-related-pain-in-adult-civilian-population

Physician staffed emergency medical service for children: a retrospective population-based registry cohort study in Odense region, Southern Denmark | Read by QxMD

Physician staffed emergency medical service for children: a retrospective population-based registry cohort study in Odense region, Southern Denmark | Read by QxMD — Read on read.qxmd.com/read/32792443/physician-staffed-emergency-medical-service-for-children-a-retrospective-population-based-registry-cohort-study-in-odense-region-southern-denmark

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

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”