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Review
. 2019 Mar-Apr;38(2):115-124.
doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2018.11.016. Epub 2019 Jan 15.

Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Literature 1972-2017: Characteristics and Trends

Stephen H Thomas  1 , Stephen W Thomas  2 , Sarah A Thomas  3 , Sameer Pathan  4
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Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Literature 1972-2017: Characteristics and Trends

Stephen H Thomas et al. Air Med J. 2019 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Since its inception in the latter part of the 20th century, the rapid expansion of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) has been accompanied by remarkable growth in the relevant evidence base. There are many review articles describing lessons contained within the various arenas of HEMS literature, but there is little or no characterization of the numbers and types of publications comprising the HEMS-related evidence base. This study analyzed all indexed publications mentioning HEMS (with abstract included) in the United States National Library of Medicine's PubMed collection. The aims of the analysis were to provide quantitative, qualitative, and longitudinal trend information regarding the 1972 to 2017 evidence base relevant to HEMS.

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