Abstract
Background Crew configuration in helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) is a long debated topic. Different systems have seemingly good arguments for their choice of crew concept, but there is no solid scientific evidence available to support the benefit of any crew concept, especially in terms of medical benefit for the patient. To evaluate the rationale behind different crew compositions we invited international HEMS systems to participate in a survey to document crew concepts, crew competence and perceived benefit or disadvantage of the different crew concepts; the HEMS medical crew survey. We here present preliminary data from the survey.
Highlights
Crew configuration in helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) is a long debated topic
To evaluate the rationale behind different crew compositions we invited international HEMS systems to participate in a survey to document crew concepts, crew competence and perceived benefit or disadvantage of the different crew concepts; the HEMS medical crew survey
* Correspondence: kristen.rasmussen@norskluftambulanse.no 1Research Department, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
Summary
Background Crew configuration in helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) is a long debated topic. Different systems have seemingly good arguments for their choice of crew concept, but there is no solid scientific evidence available to support the benefit of any crew concept, especially in terms of medical benefit for the patient. To evaluate the rationale behind different crew compositions we invited international HEMS systems to participate in a survey to document crew concepts, crew competence and perceived benefit or disadvantage of the different crew concepts; the HEMS medical crew survey.
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