The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has affected prehospital care systems across the world, but the prehospital presentation of affected patients and the extent…
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This website is initiated by the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation as a forum for both obtaining and sharing information and solutions as well as discussing various questions specifically concerning COVID-19 and the complications of air ambulance services in this context.
Despite critical hypoxemia, Covid-19 patients may present without proportional signs of respiratory distress. We report three patients with critical respiratory failure due to Covid-19, in…
Futile resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 era can lead to risk of disease transmission and unnecessary transport. Various…
This report describes a multi-agency multi-casualty incident. It identifies learning points specifically related to the challenges of conducting a conventional multi-casualty incident in COVID-19 PPE….
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), an emerging virus, has caused a global pandemic. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, has led to high…
During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the Netherlands, the demand for intensive care beds exceeded availability within days. Initially, patients were redistributed regionally…
COLOGNE, May 26, 2020 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) today launched a programme to monitor the implementation of its COVID-19 operational guidelines…
The EASA Rotorcraft Committee has developed the recommendations to help you manage the health risks associated with Helicopter operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Link to the poster…
While some helicopter operations have continued through the crisis, you might be in the situation that you might now have the chance to fly more…
Health and social care staff, hospital patients, and care home residents made up a substantial proportion of covid-19 infections in England during the height of…
Microscopic respiratory droplets generated by talking and breathing can hover in the air for minutes or hours and drift many metres horizontally before infecting people,…
Letter to the Editor Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a high fatality rate in patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). COVID-19-related acute respiratory…
In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was detected in the city of Wuhan, China, which since then has expanded throughout the world and…
A letter published on 6 July by 239 scientists from 32 countries has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to reconsider that COVID-19 has the potential…
Extract: Critical care transport organizations are nimble, operationally focused institutions that can aid in managing crises. Ornge provides air ambulance and critical care transport services…
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a substantial impact on the incidence of cardiac arrest and survival. The challenge is to find the correct…
Market Data Analytics has published the latest report on the global Air Ambulance market. This report includes complete details about the Air Ambulance market. Read more…
German rescue service DRF Lufrettung has presented findings from a field test investigating the potential risk from released droplets by infectious patients for helicopter crews….
At Volkel Air Force Base, we met Dr Geert-Jan van Geffen, anesthetist, trauma physician and Radboud UMC medical helicopter co-ordinator. Normally, he works onboard Lifeliner…
Researchers discuss whether aerosols from SARS-CoV-2 should be taken more into consideration, and that Covid-19 is not just transmitted by droplets.
