Haemodynamic Changes in Adult Patients Transported in Emergency Medical Helicopters. A Systematic Review

A Artero-García, J Gómez-Salgado… - … and Clinical Risk …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Patients transported by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) suffer a
series of haemodynamic changes, mainly in terms of blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Video livestreaming from medical emergency callers' smartphones to emergency medical dispatch centres: a scoping review of current uses, opportunities …

C Magnusson, L Ollis, S Munro, J Maben… - BMC Emergency …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Timely dispatch of appropriate emergency medical services (EMS) resources to
the scene of medical incidents, and/or provision of treatment at the scene by bystanders and …

The first seven years of nationally organized helicopter emergency medical services in Finland–the data from quality registry

A Saviluoto, J Björkman, A Olkinuora… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) play an important role
in prehospital care of the critically ill. Differences in funding, crew composition, dispatch …

Nine golden codes: improving the accuracy of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) dispatch—a retrospective, multi-organisational study in the East of …

CT Edmunds, K Lachowycz, S McLachlan… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are a limited and
expensive resource, and should be intelligently tasked. HEMS dispatch was identified as a …

Can video communication in the emergency medical communication centre improve dispatch precision? A before–after study in Norwegian helicopter emergency …

OE Ulvin, EÅ Skjærseth, AJ Krüger, K Thorsen… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Dispatching helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) to the patients with
the greatest medical or logistical benefit remains challenging. The introduction of video calls …

The introduction of a regional Norwegian HEMS coordinator: an assessment of the effects on response times, geographical service areas and severity scores

OE Ulvin, EÅ Skjærseth, H Haugland… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Due to unwanted delays and suboptimal resource control of helicopter
emergency medical services (HEMS), regional HEMS coordinators have recently been …

[PDF][PDF] Emergency medical services (EMS) in Finland: national data management as a path to better prehospital care

L Ilkka - 2022 - erepo.uef.fi
Prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) are a vital part of acute healthcare services.
For historical reasons, EMS have often been considered and funded as a transportation …

Optimizing remote and rural prehospital resources using air transport of thrombectomy candidates

P Vuorinen, P Setälä, S Hoppu - Scandinavian Journal of Trauma …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background In Finland, the yearly number of mechanical thrombectomies for acute
stroke is increasing and more patients are transported over 100 km to the comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] A 12-month retrospective descriptive analysis of a single helicopter emergency medical service operator in four South African provinces

N Vlok, C Wylie, W Stassen - African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) is integrated into
modern emergency medical services because of its suggested mortality benefit in certain …

Dispatch of a helicopter emergency medicine service to patients with a sudden, unexplained loss of consciousness of medical origin

J Mohindru, JE Griggs, R de Coverly, RM Lyon… - BMC Emergency …, 2020 - Springer
Background Sudden loss of consciousness (LOC) in the prehospital setting in the absence
of cardiac arrest and seizure activity may be a challenge from a dispatcher's perspective …