Articles: emergency-services.
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Prehosp Disaster Med · Oct 1991
The integration of a helicopter emergency medical service in a mass casualty response system.
Since 1985, the state of Connecticut has been served by a hospital-based, advanced life support (ALS) helicopter air medical service. The service is stationed at a 1,000-bed, Level 1, trauma center that is responsible for its operation. Connecticut statute requires the hospital to file operations reports with the Office of Emergency Medical Services, which reports to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. ⋯ This approach has allowed for joint planning and multi-agency, simulated drills. The helicopter emergency medical service has responded to 15 simulated emergencies (drills) and seven actual mass casualty incidents from May, 1985 to June, 1989. In Connecticut, the planning process conducted by the Department of Public Health and the Office of State EMS produced a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional, mass-casualty response plan.
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To examine the assessment of adolescent self harm patients attending an accident and emergency department. ⋯ Doctors working in accident and emergency departments should be encouraged to liaise with child psychiatrists before discharging such patients.