Biomaterial Database

An ambulance helicopter for emergency calls. 1992

N Sellwood

Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro.

The use of a helicopter as a primary response vehicle for the Cornwall Ambulance Service is presented. A brief analysis of the activities of the First Air Ambulance is described and an appraisal of its effects on the overall performance of the Service is given. Emphasis is given to patient acceptability and also to the flexibility of the helicopter in terms of its response to different situations. In conclusion, The Air Ambulance, as part of an integrated ambulance service, is an effective provider of good pre-hospital care.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000401	Aircraft	A weight-carrying structure for navigation of the air that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces. (Webster, 1973)	Ejection Seats,Helicopters,Airplanes,Airplane,Ejection Seat,Helicopter,Seat, Ejection,Seats, Ejection
D000552	Ambulances	A vehicle equipped for transporting patients in need of emergency care.	Emergency Mobile Units,Mobile Emergency Units,Ambulance,Emergency Mobile Unit,Emergency Unit, Mobile,Emergency Units, Mobile,Mobile Emergency Unit,Mobile Unit, Emergency,Mobile Units, Emergency,Unit, Emergency Mobile,Unit, Mobile Emergency,Units, Emergency Mobile,Units, Mobile Emergency
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014187	Transportation of Patients	Conveying ill or injured individuals from one place to another.	Access to Transportation,Accessible Transportation,Transport of Wounded and Sick,Transportation Access,Transportation Accessibility,Transport, Wounded and Sick,Access to Transportations,Access, Transportation,Accessibility, Transportation,Accessible Transportations,Patients Transportation,Patients Transportations,Transportation Accessibilities,Transportation, Accessible
D017060	Patient Satisfaction	The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effective, or beneficial.	Satisfaction, Patient