Lessons learned from the first 50 COVID-19 critical care transfer missions conducted by a civilian UK Helicopter Emergency Medical Service team

Lessons learned from the first 50 COVID-19 critical care transfer missions conducted by a civilian UK Helicopter Emergency Medical Service team

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has placed exceptional demand on Intensive Care Units, necessitating the critical care transfer of patients on a regional and national scale. Performing these transfers required specialist expertise and involved moving patients over significant distances. Ai...

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Main Authors: J. Jeyanathan, D. Bootland, A. Al-Rais, J. Leung, J. Wijesuriya, L. Banks, T. Breen, R. DeCoverly, L. Curtis, A. McHenry, D. Wright, J. E. Griggs, R. M. Lyon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
Critical care
Transfer medicine
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
Intensive care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-022-00994-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-022-00994-7

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