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When is a trauma helicopter deployed?
Imagine a truama helicopter landing right in front of your door. What's going on?
In serious accidents and life-threatening situations that require immediate specialist medical care.
The criteria for deployment include serious traffic accidents, falls from height, burns, drowning and situations with multiple victims.
or long ambulance response times. The decision to call the helicopter can be made by the emergency dispatch center after a 112 call or at the request of the ambulance crew.
Patients are rarely, if ever, transported by air ambulance. The goal is for the attending physician to arrive on-site as quickly as possible.