2009-06-10
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: effects, costs and benefits
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Helikopter Mobiel Medische Teams: effecten, kosten en voordelen
Advanced prehospital medical care with air transport was introduced in the Netherlands in May 1995. The fi rst helicopter Mobile Medical Team, also called Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) was a joint venture initiative of the VU Medical Center in Amsterdam and the Algemene Nederlandse WielrijdersBond (ANWB). The medical team consisted of a trauma surgeon or anaesthesiologist and a specialised trauma nurse, whereas, the ANWB Medical Air Assistance (MAA) helicopter company supported the prehospital medical care by providing a helicopter and a helicopter pilot. The HEMS team was on stand-by during daylight hours, from 7.00 – 19.00 hours, and able to take off within 2 minutes after an emergency call. This provisional Helicopter Emergency Service was connected to a study on cost-effectiveness from 1995 till 1998. In this study the cost-effectiveness of HEMS was established for trauma.
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| ANWB Medical Air Assistance, Biomet Nederland B.V., Consument en Veiligheid, Directie Ambulancezorg en GHOR, Erasmus MC, Afd Alg. Heelkunde, GlaxoSmithKline, J.E. Jurriaanse Stichting, KCI-Medical B.V., LIVIT Orthopedie, Olympus Nederland B.V., Promotion Medical B.V., Stryker Nederland B.V., Synthes B.V., Traumacentrum Zuid West Nederland | |
| P. Patka (Peter) , I.B. Schipper (Inger) | |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
| hdl.handle.net/1765/18190 | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Ringburg, A. (2009, June 10). Helicopter Emergency Medical Services: effects, costs and benefits. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/18190 |
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