Air medical journal
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Air medical journal · Nov 2012
Helicopter emergency medical service inTehran, Iran: a descriptive study.
The study provides descriptive information regarding missions performed by Tehran helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) during a 1-year period. ⋯ Tehran HEMS is still far from attaining optimal values, particularly regarding flight time. More efforts are needed to improve the timing as a component of care and the quality of care provided by this system.
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Air medical journal · Nov 2012
HEMS in Slovenia: one country, four models, different quality outcomes.
The objective of this study was to determine the quality of patient care using quality indicators in 4 different Slovenian helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) models. ⋯ The data from our study indicates that the quality of patient management in HEMS in Slovenia is high. It also seems that organizational factors play a role in the quality management of patients in HEMS as well, but their effect remains unclear and needs further evaluation.
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Critical care transport (CCT) is provided in a unique and challenging out-of-hospital environment. The workplace and salaries for CCT staff are similarly unique and distinct within the health care industry. An industry-specific workplace and salary survey was conducted under Federal Safe Harbor guidelines to update information for 2012. As safety is a key concern for CCT workers and organizations, the survey elicited industry best practices under safety management system (SMS) categories.