| Front | What is the appropriate use of emergency air medical services for trauma patients? |
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| Back | This medical service is appropriate for the following situations: 1) There is an extended period required to access or extricate a remote or trapped patient. 2) The distance to the trauma center is greater than 20 to 25 miles 3) The patient needs medical care and stabilizatio at the ALS level, and there is no ALS-level ground ambulance service available within a reasonable time frame. 4) Traffice conditions or hospital availability make it unlikely that the patient will get to a trauma center. 5) There are multiple patients who will overwhelm resources at the trauma center reachable by ground. 6) EMS systems require bringing a patient to the nearest hospital for initial evaluation and stabilization. 7) There is a mass-casualty incident. |
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