Criteria Considerations for Establishment of HEMS Operations

Regardless of internal government structure and organization, every state must establish, organize, and finance a system that assures all citizens good health and welfare over the entire nation, including provision of emergency medical services (EMS). Most EMS centers have mobile EMS teams to provide first responder professional help, quickly and on-site. To assure efficient EMS over a large area within a short period of time, the establishment of air mobile EMS teams is now an imperative, especially in trauma situations. This paper deals with various criteria that must be considered and/or accepted as standards to which HEMS (helicopter EMS) must comply with in European Union, EMS systems.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03535320
• Authors:
  • Galovic, Borivoj
  • Marusic, Zeljko
  • Pita, Omer
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 181-186
• Serial:
  • Promet Traffic-Traffico
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: University of Zagreb
  • ISSN: 0353-5320

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air ambulances; Aviation safety; Emergency medical services; Helicopter transportation; Helicopters; Search and rescue operations
• Geographic Terms: European Union countries
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01055303
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 2007 1:00PM