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Helicopter EMS : Research Endpoints and Potential Benefits
Joint Authors
Arthur, Annette O.
Thomas, Stephen H.
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Patients, EMS systems, and healthcare regions benefit from Helicopter EMS (HEMS) utilization.
This article discusses these benefits in terms of specific endpoints utilized in research projects.
The endpoint of interest, be it primary, secondary, or surrogate, is important to understand in the deployment of HEMS resources or in planning further HEMS outcomes research.
The most important outcomes are those which show potential benefits to the patients, such as functional survival, pain relief, and earlier ALS care.
Case reports are also important “outcomes” publications.
The benefits of HEMS in the rural setting is the ability to provide timely access to Level I or Level II trauma centers and in nontrauma, interfacility transport of cardiac, stroke, and even sepsis patients.
Many HEMS crews have pharmacologic and procedural capabilities that bring a different level of care to a trauma scene or small referring hospital, especially in the rural setting.
Regional healthcare and EMS system's benefit from HEMS by their capability to extend the advanced level of care throughout a region, provide a “backup” for areas with limited ALS coverage, minimize transport times, make available direct transport to specialized centers, and offer flexibility of transport in overloaded hospital systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Thomas, Stephen H.& Arthur, Annette O.. 2011. Helicopter EMS : Research Endpoints and Potential Benefits. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Thomas, Stephen H.& Arthur, Annette O.. Helicopter EMS : Research Endpoints and Potential Benefits. Emergency Medicine International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491552
American Medical Association (AMA)
Thomas, Stephen H.& Arthur, Annette O.. Helicopter EMS : Research Endpoints and Potential Benefits. Emergency Medicine International. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491552
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-491552