Decision support tool and suggestions for the development of guidelines for the helicopter transport of patients with COVID-19

Decision support tool and suggestions for the development of guidelines for the helicopter transport of patients with COVID-19

Abstract The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2 emerged in December 2019 and is now pandemic. Initial analysis suggests that 5% of infected patients will require critical care, and that respiratory failure requiring intubation is associated with high mortality. Sick patients are geographically dispersed: m...

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Main Authors: Per P. Bredmose, Monica Diczbalis, Emma Butterfield, Karel Habig, Andrew Pearce, Svein Are Osbakk, Ville Voipio, Marcus Rudolph, Alistair Maddock, John O’Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
Transport
Retrieval
Infectious disease
HEMS
Helicopter emergency medical service
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-020-00736-7

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