Integration of aeromedicine in the response to the COVID‐19 pandemic

Autor: Lesley Osborn, David Meyer, Paul Dahm, Brandy Ferguson, Rodolfo Cabrera, Damon Sanger, Michael Mock, Tony Herrera, Shelby Mader, Luis Ostrosky‐Zeichner
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp 557-562 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2688-1152
DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12117
Popis: Abstract There is limited guidance on the use of helicopter medical personnel to facilitate care of critically ill COVID‐19 patients. This manuscript describes the emergence of this novel virus, its mode of transmission, and the potential impacts on patient care in the unique environment of rotor wing aircraft. It details the development of clinical and operational guidelines for flight crew members. This allows other out‐of‐hospital clinicians to utilize our framework to augment or supplement their own for the current response effort to COVID‐19. It further serves as a road map for future response to the care of high consequence infectious disease patients.
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