Nine golden codes: improving the accuracy of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) dispatch—a retrospective, multi-organisational study in the East of England

Nine golden codes: improving the accuracy of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) dispatch—a retrospective, multi-organisational study in the East of England

Abstract Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are a limited and expensive resource, and should be intelligently tasked. HEMS dispatch was identified as a key research priority in 2011, with a call to identify a ‘general set of criteria with the highest discriminating potential’. H...

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Main Authors: Christopher T. Edmunds, Kate Lachowycz, Sarah McLachlan, Andrew Downes, Andrew Smith, Rob Major, Edward B. G. Barnard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Air ambulances
Emergency medical dispatch
Emergency medical services
Prehospital emergency care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01094-w

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