Air Ambulance Nurses as Expert Supplement to Local Emergency Services

Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Response Times in Norway: Do They Matter?

“…11 A paramount principle in Norwegian health legislation is that all citizens should have equal access to publicly funded health care regardless of their residential pattern. 12,13 In that sense, welldeveloped air emergency services have a compensatory effect that adjusts for geographic dispersion and potential unequal access to advanced emergency medical care. 13,14 A time frame of 45 minutes, including up to a 15-minute reaction time from alarm to takeoff, has been defined as the national goal to reach 90% of the population.…”

“…12,13 In that sense, welldeveloped air emergency services have a compensatory effect that adjusts for geographic dispersion and potential unequal access to advanced emergency medical care. 13,14 A time frame of 45 minutes, including up to a 15-minute reaction time from alarm to takeoff, has been defined as the national goal to reach 90% of the population. 15 In 2002, Heggestad and Børsheim 14 published results on the accessibility and distribution of the Norwegian national air emergency service.…”

Images of flight nursing in Australia: A study using institutional ethnography

“…However, four of these describe cases and the provision of aeromedical services, in which FNs are named as part of the aircrew, but their work is not singled out nor described in any depth (Hilbert et al, 2009;Margolis & Vpinazar, 2009;Low & Vadera, 2011;Mason et al, 2011). Nevertheless, the other four studies are appropriate as they examine the work of FNs pertinent to the Australian context (Reimer & Moore, 2010;Brideson et al, 2012;Reimer et al, 2013;Wisborg & Bjerkan, 2014). Reimer and Moore (2010) developed a middle range theory of flight nursing examining the development of a decision making framework that described the ways in which clinical decisions were made during flights.…”

“…Nonetheless, many of these challenges were overcome by the individual FN's professionalism and awareness of the need to personally ensure they maintained a high level of clinical competence in order to ensure high quality patient outcomes (Brideson et al, 2012). Wisborg and Bjerkan's (2014) study examined the on-theground aspects of the Norwegian National Air Ambulance Service FN practice. These FNs provide advanced care services when required to the local, geographically remote, resource-poor communities located near their flight base.The use of the FNs' extended skill base within these communities ensures equity of access to better health outcomes than would have been otherwise available.…”

“…Wisborg and Bjerkan's () study examined the on‐the‐ground aspects of the Norwegian National Air Ambulance Service FN practice. These FNs provide advanced care services when required to the local, geographically remote, resource‐poor communities located near their flight base.…”