All posts tagged 'medical helicopters'

NJ Allows Private Helicopters To Fly Patients If Closest To Scene

Posted on September 2nd, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Time is of the essence when someone has sustained brain trauma, which is why I think New Jersey has made a wise decision regarding  the turf war between state-owned and private medical helicopters. There’s been an ongoing dispute between the state medevac service and private copter companies, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported..
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Helicopters, not MRIs, Mark The Greatest Advance In Brain Injury Care

Posted on May 10th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

It would seem quite logical to believe that using helicopters to transport the injured to hospitals would make a dramatic difference in their prognosis and survival. After all, what land vehicle has the mobility and speed of a whirlybird? But at a recent conference in Las Vegas, Dr. Bryan Bledsoe, a professor of emergency medicine at..
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