Quality management of helicopter emergency medical service for critically ill patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2022.03.035
- VernacularTitle:危重症患者实施直升机救援的质量管理
- Author:
Weihua XU
1
;
Yijun YUAN
;
Jinmin CHEN
Author Information
1. 杭州市急救中心急救科,杭州 310002
- Keywords:
Emergency medical services;
Air ambulances;
Rescue work;
Total quality management;
Public health;
Professional competence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2022;29(3):477-480
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Public health emergencies have occurred frequently in recent years, with the characteristics of difficult rescue and a complex environment. Helicopter emergency medical service is an effective way to deal with catastrophic events. The service can effectively shorten the transfer time taken for patient transfer between hospitals, directly send patients to the hospitals that meet requirements for clinical treatment, and avoid the possible delayed treatment caused by a secondary transfer. Helicopter emergency medical service in China is still in its infancy, and there are various problems in the actual operation. Strict whole process quality management is needed to achieve the expected outcome. The paper reviews the current situation of helicopter rescue for critically ill patients in China and suggests a set of quality management schemes (including base construction, rescue equipment allocation, rescue personnel selection, rescue system construction, and on-site rescue procedure standardization). Findings from this paper hope to provide evidence for the development of aviation rescue in China. This study is innovative and scientific.
