Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Buenos Aires: An Operational Overview.

As part of the emergency medical care system, helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) have a different crew composition from the traditional team. HEMS consist of a pilot, doctor, and firefighter with rescue skills and training in basic life support on board an air ambulance. This allows the adaptation to different environments and increases the varieties of air procedures normally performed. HEMS began operating relatively recently in Buenos Aires. Yet, in 3 years, its use grew to such an extent that in 2015 it tripled, and by 2016 the number of medical assists was 4 times greater than in 2014. Furthermore, over the 3-year study period, 92% to 95% of assisted victims were traffic accident casualties requiring primary care. The HEMS crew is informed about the availability of resources in the acute care general hospitals and can therefore transfer patients to the most appropriate trauma center in the shortest time. However, 75% to 85% of the time, the choice of destination is strongly influenced by the availability of a helipad and the operational safety that it provides.

Emergencias médicas en un aeropuerto urbano: experiencia del SAME en la base Aeroparque Jorge Newbery / Medical emergencies in an urban airport: experience of the SAME in the base airport Jorge Newbery

Se presentan los resultados obtenidos luego de dos años de actuación del SAME, estadísticas de los auxilios prestados, y los operativos realizados en la base.

Emergencias médicas en un aeropuerto urbano: experiencia del SAME en la base Aeroparque Jorge Newbery / Medical emergencies in an urban airport: experience of the SAME in the base airport Jorge Newbery

Se presentan los resultados obtenidos luego de dos años de actuación del SAME, estadísticas de los auxilios prestados, y los operativos realizados en la base. (AU)

Intervención de la Base Aeropuerto Ezeiza del SAME en el accidente del vuelo 932 de Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano / Intervention of Base Aeropuerto Ezeiza, SAME in the accident of 932 fly of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano

Background: on december 17, 1903, the wright brothers put a human being in the air using a self-propelled mechanical system. The development of aviation has since then soared and turned present aviation into a safe and trustworthy activity. If an accident occurs in a modern airport, it brings togrther a complex mix of structures, companies, activities, and people, challenging the ability of aeronautic and sanitary emergency systems to respond. Objective: the intention of this communication is to detail the activity carried out by the Ezeiza Airport Base during the Lloyd Aereo Boliviano flight 932 accident on january 9, 2001. Case: at 5:10 pm, on this day, a Boeing 727-200 with 136 passengers and 8 crew members on board was taxing along Foxtrot towards runway 11. While the aircraft turned to position itself, the left section of the landing gear breaks down, causing the left wing to hit the ground, breaking the same and spilling fuel from the affected wingïs tanks. Of all the occupants of the aircraft (144) that were assisted and categorised, 14 required medical assistance, 8 were taken to Ezeiza hospital, 2 had to be hospitalised, and 12 were assisted by a human factor team