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Helicopters, aeroplane, and Air Ambulance news from the world. Emergency Live will describe you the most interesting professionals, aircraft and devices to improve the Search and Rescue capability of a HEMS service.
Scotland, near-tragedy for helicopter rescue: approaching hospital, collision avoided by drone
The drone has become a crucial tool in search and rescue operations, but there is no doubt that its use must be strictly regulated, given the dangers involved. Recently a new near collision between a helicopter and a sapr in Scotland
Liguria, the second helicopter rescue base turns one: a review by Dr Lorenzo Borgo
Helicopter rescue in Liguria has had a complex year, different from what was expected. A bit like the rest of the emergency rescue system. 11 July marks the first birthday of the second Ligurian helicopter base in Albenga: an excellent…
SAF orders three H145s for EMS missions in France
SAF Group will be operating three more five-bladed H145s for emergency medical services (EMS) in France. These three aircraft will be based in Grenoble, Valence, and Montpellier
HEMS in Norway, a study to introduce a system of equity in the location of helicopter bases
HEMS - an interesting study has been published in Norway regarding a problem that has also arisen in other countries: the location choice of helicopter rescue bases in a national territory in such a way that helicopter rescue can be used…
Italy, Bologna's helicopter rescue service turns 35: "And we're going to get even better".
Helicopter rescue in Bologna (Italy) celebrates its 35th birthday: since June 1986, 30,000 missions have been carried out, including the Salvemini tragedy, Ayrton Senna's accident at Imola and the tanker truck explosion in Borgo Panigale
HEMS, Germany's first biofuel rescue helicopter at ADAC Luftrettung
Germany, HEMS operations with less environmental impact, thanks to a new Airbus H145
Search and rescue operations and more: the 15th Wing of the Italian Air Force celebrates its 90th…
The 15th Wing of the Italian Air Force has been serving the emergency world for 90 years: the S.A.R. Department has reached this significant milestone in a particularly intense and difficult year
Kenya, all flights to and from Somalia suspended: only MEDEVAC and United Nations flights for…
MEDEVAC and United Nations Humanitarian Missions saved: the absolute value of caring for people prevailed even in the state of tension involving Nairobi (Kenya) and Mogadishu (Somalia)
Safety in Medevac and Hems of healthcare workers with routine dpi with Covid-19 patients
The safety of healthcare workers in air medical transport (Medevac and Hems) of Covid-19 patients is the subject of a very recent publication in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open - Wiley Online Library.…
COVID-19, patient in serious condition transported in biocontainment by an Air Force HH-101…
COVID-19, urgent medical flight by Air Force HH-101 helicopter: the transport helped relieve the intensive care unit in the Molise region, which has been particularly hard hit by the epidemiological emergency