Aeromedical Transportation of Patients With Acute Trauma in a Metropolis: Follow-up on the Issue and Own Experience of Moscow Territorial Scientific and Practical Center for Disaster Medicine Department of the Moscow Health Department
https://doi.org/10.23934/2223-9022-2021-10-4-793-799
Abstract
In connection with the expansion of the administrative boundaries of the city of Moscow, the number of trauma cases, including those associated with road traffic accidents, man-made accidents, and industrial accidents, remains at a high level. The provision of emergency medical care and transportation of patients with acute trauma is one of the important tasks of the territorial center of disaster medicine in Moscow. Aeromedical evacuation of victims to hospitals of the metropolis allows adhering to the rule of the “golden hour”, which certainly affects the reduction of disability and mortality in road traffic incidents and accidents.
About the Authors
S. A. Gumenuk
Moscow Territorial Scientific and Practical Center for Disaster Medicine Department of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Deputy Director,
5/1, str. 1 B. Sukharevskaya Sq., Moscow, 129090
V. I. Yarema
Moscow Territorial Scientific and Practical Center for Disaster Medicine Department of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Medicine, Leading Researcher,
5/1, str. 1 B. Sukharevskaya Sq., Moscow, 129090
A. M. Schikota
Moscow Territorial Scientific and Practical Center for Disaster Medicine Department of the Moscow Health Department;
Moscow Scientific and Practical Center for Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher, 5/1, str. 1 B. Sukharevskaya Sq., Moscow, 129090;
53 Zemlyanoy Val St., Moscow, 105120
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Gumenuk S.A., Yarema V.I., Schikota A.M. Aeromedical Transportation of Patients With Acute Trauma in a Metropolis: Follow-up on the Issue and Own Experience of Moscow Territorial Scientific and Practical Center for Disaster Medicine Department of the Moscow Health Department. Russian Sklifosovsky Journal "Emergency Medical Care". 2021;10(4):793-799. https://doi.org/10.23934/2223-9022-2021-10-4-793-799
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