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A J Botha1, R J Earlam, A W Wilson
1Department of General Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.
Abstract:
A Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) has been introduced to improve trauma care in the Southeast of England. The majority of the workload comes from the area bounded by the M25 ring road. In 1989 a Dauphin 365N helicopter equipped for pre-hospital primary rescue and emergency inter-hospital secondary transfer was certified by the Civil Aviation Authority. The helicopter commenced carrying patients with a paramedic and a doctor on board early in 1990. In September 1990 this service was further improved by the opening of a helipad at the Royal London Hospital and a designated HEMS desk at London Ambulance Service central control. Eighty-four patients were transported in primary rescue missions and 107 as emergency transfers in 1990.
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