Analysis of the Activities of a Physician-Staffed Helicopter in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Phase.
Air Med J
; 41(4): 376-379, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1850583
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the duration of activity of a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) in Eastern Shizuoka Prefecture before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.METHODS:
We retrospectively investigated the duration of dispatch activities from February 2020 to June 2021 (pandemic group, n = 1,032) and from April 2016 to January 2020 (control group, n = 3,054).RESULTS:
There were no significant differences in the average age, percentage of male patients, interval from the request of HEMS dispatch to arrival, interval from arrival at the scene to leaving the scene, interval from leaving the scene to arrival at the hospital, or the ratio of requests for HEMS dispatch from the local fire department between the control and pandemic groups. In contrast, the interval from the first call to HEMS dispatch in the control group was significantly shorter than that in the pandemic group, and the ratio of requests for HEMS dispatch before contacting patients in the control group was significantly greater than that in the pandemic group.CONCLUSION:
The interval from the first call to HEMS dispatch was prolonged in the COVID-19 pandemic period. However, the actual activity time of the HEMS was not affected.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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Air Ambulances
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Emergency Medical Services
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Air Med J
Journal subject:
Aerospace Medicine
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Emergency Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.amj.2022.04.007
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