Category Archives: HEMS

Analgesia in pediatric trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis

Analgesia in pediatric trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8600762/

Analgesia in adult trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis

Analgesia in adult trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7852148/

Original research: Haemodynamic effects of a prehospital emergency anaesthesia protocol consisting of fentanyl, ketamine and rocuronium in patients with trauma: a retrospective analysis of data from a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service

Original research: Haemodynamic effects of a prehospital emergency anaesthesia protocol consisting of fentanyl, ketamine and rocuronium in patients with trauma: a retrospective analysis of data from a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8689168/

Stability of Drugs Stored in Helicopters for Use by Emergency Medical Services: A Prospective Observational Study – Annals of Emergency Medicine

Stability of Drugs Stored in Helicopters for Use by Emergency Medical Services: A Prospective Observational Study – Annals of Emergency Medicine — Read on http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(22)00410-3/fulltext

Cut the cord: hoisting cable cutting during helicopter rescues | AirMed&Rescue

Barry Smith outlines his thoughts on the worst-case scenario during helicopter missions – having to cut the hoist cable with people attached — Read on http://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/long-read/cut-cord-hoisting-cable-cutting-during-helicopter-rescues

Incidence and challenges of helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) rescue missions with helicopter hoist operations: analysis of 11,228 daytime and nighttime missions in Switzerland – PubMed

Nearly 20 % of patients who needed to be evacuated by a hoist were severely injured, and complex and lifesaving medical interventions were necessary before the HHO procedure. Therefore, only adequately trained and experienced medical crew members should accompany HHO missions. — Read on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34253244/

Short-term and long-term survival in critical patients treated by helicopter emergency medical services in Finland: a registry study of 36 715 patients | BMJ Open

Short-term and long-term survival in critical patients treated by helicopter emergency medical services in Finland: a registry study of 36 715 patients | BMJ Open — Read on bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/2/e045642.long

JC: Can HEMS improve patient outcome in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest? St Emlyn’s — St.Emlyn’s

St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This week we are briefly looking at an interesting paper that suggests that HEMS services have much to offer in the management of traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA). We know that outcomes from TCA are poor, though arguably similar to the outcomes in medical cardiac arrest, but there is the possibility… viaContinue reading “JC: Can HEMS improve patient outcome in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest? St Emlyn’s — St.Emlyn’s”

Air Care Series: Burns Management — Taming the SRU

History of Present IllnessAir Care 1 is dispatched for a scene flight involving a young male patient with extensive thermal burn injuries. In addition to his severe burns, the patient was reportedly hypoxic on a non-rebreather mask and tachycardic. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at the scene reports that there are no known traumatic injuries. The… viaContinue reading “Air Care Series: Burns Management — Taming the SRU”