Lung Function During Hoist Rescue Operations

Haagensen, Rolf; Sjöborg, Karl-Ake; Mjelstad, Stig; man, Rescue; Steen, Petter Andreas

doi:10.1017/s1049023x00033069

Cited by 4 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Use of a single sling is not recommended for patients with compromised level of consciousness, hypovolemia, hypothermia, heart conditions, or respiratory problems. These patients are at risk of losing consciousness due to orthostatism or hypoxia with the sin- 1 Of the 12 patients not hoisted, four were dead, four were picked up at Bear Island, for two cases, the medical team stayed onboard the vessel, one patient refused to transfer to the helicopter, and in one case, the helicopter was landed on the ship.…”

Section: Challenges On Locationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long-Range Rescue Helicopter Missions in the Arctic

Haagensen

Sjöborg

Rossing³

et al. 2004

Prehosp. Disaster med.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background:Search and rescue helicopters from the Royal Norwegian Air Force conduct ambulance and search and rescue missions in the Barents Sea. The team on-board includes an anesthesiologist and a paramedic. Operations in this area are challenging due to long distances, severe weather conditions, and arctic winter darkness.Methods:One-hundred, forty-seven ambulance and 29 search and rescue missions in the Barents Sea during 1994–1999 were studied retrospectively with special emphasis on operative conditions and medical results.Results and Discussion:Thirty-five percent of the missions were carried out in darkness. The median time from the alarm to first patient contact was 3.3 hours and the median duration of the missions was 7.3 hours. Forty-eight percent of the missions involved ships of foreign origin. Half the patients had acute illnesses, dominated by gastrointestinal and heart diseases. Most of the injuries resulted from industrial accidents with open and closed fractures, amputations, and soft tissue damage. Ninety percent of the patients were hospitalized; 7.5% probably would not have survived without early medical treatment and rapid transportation to a hospital.Conclusion:Using a heavy search and rescue helicopter in the Barents Sea was the right decision in terms of medical gain and operative risk.

show abstract

Section: Challenges On Locationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long-Range Rescue Helicopter Missions in the Arctic

Haagensen

Sjöborg

Rossing³

et al. 2004

Prehosp. Disaster med.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Education and Training

Seynaeve¹

2008

Prehosp. Disaster med.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Chair Reports-15th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine s91 3. Triage-can perform appropriate pediatric triage in a disaster environment; 4. Public Health and Safety, 5. Psychosocial considerations-can provide appropriate psychosocial support to children and their families; 6. Support/Assistance-can work with various groups and organizations (governmental, community, NGO, volunteers) to optimize support for disaster planning, response and recovery especially regarding children's health issues; 7. Communication and Documentation-maintains necessary communications and maintains appropriate documentation for pediatric care in disasters; 8. Regulatory/Legal/Ethical Principles-complies with regulatory, legal, ethical and moral principles in a culturally sensitive way; and 9. Assessment and treatment-can assess, stabilize, initiate treatment and appropriately transport sick children in disaster situations

show abstract

Drowning

Bierens¹,

Knape

Gelissen

2002

Current Opinion in Critical Care

100

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Recent epidemiologic data have shown that the burden of drowning is much greater than expected. Prevention and timely rescue are the most effective means of reducing the number of persons at risk. Early bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation is the most important factor for survival after submersion. Cerebral damage is a serious threat when the hypoxic period is too long. In most situations, low body temperature is an indication of the severity of the drowning incident. Sometimes hypothermia that occurs during the submersion period can be brain protective. There is also new evidence to support the strategy of inducing mild hypothermia for a period of 12 to 24 hours in comatose drowning victims. In immersed patients, hypothermia should be treated. The most appropriate technique will depend on the available means in the hospital and the condition of the patient. Treatment of pulmonary complications depends on the lung injury that occurred during aspiration and the bacteria involved in aspiration. Understanding the pathophysiology of drowning may help us to understand lung injuries and ischemic brain injuries.

show abstract

Lung Function During Hoist Rescue Operations

Cited by 4 publications

References 1 publication

Long-Range Rescue Helicopter Missions in the Arctic

Long-Range Rescue Helicopter Missions in the Arctic

Education and Training

Drowning

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About