RT Book, Section
A1 Hatfield, Jesse L.
A1 Thomas, Stephen H.
A2 Cooney, Derek R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1126790220
T1 Air Medical Transport
T2 Cooney's EMS Medicine
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071775649
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126790220
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  growing  air  medical  transport  sector  represents  a  highly  visible  concentration  of  resources.  A  2007  publication  estimated  that  in  the  United  States,  753  helicopters  (and  150  dedicated  fixed-wing  aircraft)  were  in  EMS  service,  providing  about  3%  of  all  ambulance  transports.1  By  2011,  the  Association  of  Air  Medical  Services  (AAMS)  placed  the  number  of  rotor-wing  (ie,  helicopter)  transport  vehicles  at  about  900.  Individual  helicopter  EMS  (HEMS)  programs'  mission  profiles  and  crew  configurations  vary  widely.  Varying  programs  have  varying  mission  breakdowns  (as  well  as  differing  aircraft  and  crew  configurations),  but  a  typical  US  HEMS  program  performs  54%  interfacility  transports,  33%  scene  runs,  and  13%  “other”  mission  types  (eg,  neonatal,  pediatric,  transplant  related).2