NEBRASKA'S AIR AMBULANCE PROJECT. "OPERATION SKY-AID". FINAL REPORT
THE ROLE OF THE HELICOPTER IN EMERGENCY SERVICE WAS TESTED UNDER CIVILIAN CONDITIONS. RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS INCLUDE: STANDBY HELICOPTER AMBULANCE PROGRAM IS NOT FEASIBLE BECAUSE OF COSTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; INCLUDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITH OTHER HELICOPTER OPERATIONS SUCH AS TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE WOULD BE MORE FEASIBLE; HELICOPTER TRANSPORTATION COULD BE USED IN OTHER THAN TRAFFIC EMERGENCIES SUCH AS SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS FROM ONE HOSPITAL TO ANOTHER. THE STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT AS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF MEDICAL, MILITARY, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. /HSL/
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Corporate Authors:
Nebraska. State Patrol, Lincoln
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Authors:
- Karthauser, C P
- German, J D
- Sweetman, J L
- Haith, P R
- Publication Date: 1969-7-1
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Costs; Disasters and emergency operations; Hazards and emergency operations; Helicopters; Medical services; Multidisciplinary teams; Transportation
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225938
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Report/Paper Numbers: 42 pp
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 18 1971 12:00AM