"Air Ambulances" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters equipped for air transport of patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D017732
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.937.285.100.100 N02.421.297.879.100.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Air Ambulances- Air Ambulances
- Ambulances, Air
- Air Ambulance
- Ambulance, Air
Emergency Helicopters- Emergency Helicopters
- Emergency Helicopter
- Helicopter, Emergency
- Helicopters, Emergency
Helicopter Ambulances- Helicopter Ambulances
- Ambulance, Helicopter
- Ambulances, Helicopter
- Helicopter Ambulance
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Air Ambulances" by people in Profiles.
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Kamine TH, Dhanani H, Wilcox S, Kelly E, Alouidor R, Kramer K, Carey Y, Ryb G, Putnam AT, Winston E, Cohen J. American Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Pilots Report to Work Despite High Rates of Sleepiness. Air Med J. 2022 Sep-Oct; 41(5):432-434.
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Kamine TH, Thomas L, Davis C, Cohen J. Critical Care Transport Time Differences Between Ground, Helicopter VFR, and Helicopter IFR Transports. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2020 Feb 01; 91(2):98-101.
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Weisberg SN, McCall JC, Tennyson J. Altitude-Related Change in Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressures in Helicopter EMS. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Jun; 18(4):624-629.
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Shaw JJ, Psoinos CM, Santry HP. It's All About Location, Location, Location: A New Perspective on Trauma Transport. Ann Surg. 2016 Feb; 263(2):413-8.
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Wilcox SR, Saia MS, Waden H, McGahn SJ, Frakes M, Wedel SK, Richards JB. Medication Administration in Critical Care Transport of Adult Patients with Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015 Aug; 30(4):431-5.
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Mullen M, Cerri G, Murray R, Talbot A, Sanseverino A, McCahill P, Mangolds V, Volturo J, Darling C, Restuccia M. Use of point-of-care lactate in the prehospital aeromedical environment. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014 Apr; 29(2):200-3.
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Tollefsen WW, Brown CA, Cox KL, Walls RM. Two hundred sixty pediatric emergency airway encounters by air transport personnel: a report of the air transport emergency airway management (NEAR VI: "A-TEAM") project. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Sep; 29(9):963-8.
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Lukovits TG, Von Iderstine SL, Brozen R, Pippy M, Goddeau RP, McDermott ML. Interhospital helicopter transport for stroke. Air Med J. 2013 Jan-Feb; 32(1):36-9.
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Darnobid AC, Coyle C. UMass Life Flight: first in New England. Air Med J. 2013 Jan-Feb; 32(1):26-7.
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Ryb GE, Dischinger P, Cooper C, Kufera JA. Does helicopter transport improve outcomes independently of emergency medical system time? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Jan; 74(1):149-54; discussion 154-6.