Loss of life years due to unavailable helicopter emergency medical service: a single base study from a rural area of Norway

Loss of life years due to unavailable helicopter emergency medical service: a single base study from a rural area of Norway

Background: Despite the potential benefits of physician-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), many dispatches to primary HEMS missions in Norway are cancelled before patient encounter. Information is sparse regarding the health consequences when medically indicated HEMS missions are c...

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Main Authors: Erik Zakariassen, Øyvind Østerås, Dag Ståle Nystøyl, Hans Johan Breidablik, Eivind Solheim, Guttorm Brattebø, Vegard S. Ellensen, Jana Midelfart Hoff, Knut Hordnes, Arne Aksnes, Jon-Kenneth Heltne, Steinar Hunskaar, Ragnar Hotvedt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-04-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Subjects:
emergency medicine system
primary health care
air ambulance
rural area
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2019.1608056

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2019.1608056

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