HEMS

As COVID-19 increased its spread all over the world, also throughout Africa, AMREF Flying Doctors received a peak of infected patients transport or evacuation requests. The Ministry of Health of Kenya gave its complete support, by providing…

As the coronavirus continues its race in the UK, EMS has to consider other cases of emergency, too. Especially for critical care, the air ambulance helicopters have the provide a high-performance. That's why Prince William allowed London's…

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, NHTSA and AHRQ have published a question's list for professionals, to review the prehospital airway management guidelines. The comment period is open until December 20

How managing patients and therapeutic measurement executed during air ambulance operation can improve training, protocols, and management decisions?

HEMS is a very important topic and Airbus Helicopters is one of the main players in this field. Its helicopters like the H145 are famous all over the world. Now Airbus Helicopters is landing in Italy in order to be part of its market. What…

The new Airbus H145 lands on top of the Andes, thanks to its innovative five-bladed rotor

Two Spanish mountaineers have refused the aid of Alpine Rescue helicopter service twice. They will pay an invoice of 120 euros per minute of flight, without a ceiling.

What about an ambulance drone? A taxi drone has been showcased during the CES 2019 in Las Vegas and it will be put on service within 10 years in many cities of the world. Could the idea of this new vehicle be applied to ambulances?

Too many different helicopters and too little attention to the healthcare world's requests. This was the focus of REMOTE, the congress about patients' transport on helicopters (HEMS and SAR) organized in Vergiate, Italy. A very important…

Performing a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) is a crucial part of emergency response and it involves complexity and intricacy. It takes about 12 to 14 emergency responders to pull a victim off, which as well involves a multidisciplinary…