%0 Journal Article
%T Helicopter EMS beyond Trauma: Utilization of Air Transport for Non-Trauma Conditions
%A Stephen H. Thomas
%A Lori J. Whelan
%A Emily Williams
%A Loren Brown
%J International Journal of Clinical Medicine
%P 511-524
%@ 2158-2882
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijcm.2013.412090
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
(HEMS) use in civilian medical transport has its roots in </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">use of rotor-wing trauma transport in
the military setting. Much of the literature and evidence based&nbsp;</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">on</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">use </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">of </span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">HEMS is therefore re</span><span style=\"letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Verdana;\">lated to scene and interfacility transport of
injured patients. Regionalization of care and increased understanding of time-</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">criticality of various non</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">trauma conditions has contributed to
growing utilization of HEMS for non</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">trauma conditions over recent decades. It is common for HEMS to be
utilized for a variety of non</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">trauma situations ranging from neonatal and obstetrics transports to cardiac
and stroke transports. The purpose of this review is to overview the use of
HEMS for non</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">trauma,
focusing on situations </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> which there is evidence addressing possible HEMS utility.</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><o:p></o:p></span> 
</p>
%K Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
%K Air Medical Transport
%K Prehospital Care
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=40887