"Air Ambulances" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters equipped for air transport of patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D017732
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.937.285.100.100 N02.421.297.879.100.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Air Ambulances- Air Ambulances
- Ambulances, Air
- Air Ambulance
- Ambulance, Air
Emergency Helicopters- Emergency Helicopters
- Emergency Helicopter
- Helicopter, Emergency
- Helicopters, Emergency
Helicopter Ambulances- Helicopter Ambulances
- Ambulance, Helicopter
- Ambulances, Helicopter
- Helicopter Ambulance
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Air Ambulances" by people in Profiles.
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Prehospital Active and Passive Warming in Trauma Patients. Air Med J. 2023 Jul-Aug; 42(4):252-258.
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Association of Interfacility Helicopter versus Ground Ambulance Transport and in-Hospital Mortality among Trauma Patients. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2021 Sep-Oct; 25(5):620-628.
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Helicopter transport in pediatric trauma: A new methodology using Need for Surgeon Presence to evaluate the necessity of air transport. Am J Surg. 2020 08; 220(2):464-467.
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Modern Neonatal Transport: Sound and Vibration Levels and Their Impact on Physiological Stability. Am J Perinatol. 2019 03; 36(4):352-359.
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Direct Air Versus Ground Transport Predictors for Rural Pediatric Trauma. Air Med J. 2018 May - Jun; 37(3):165-169.
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Factors Associated with the Use of Helicopter Inter-facility Transport of Trauma Patients to Tertiary Trauma Centers within an Organized Rural Trauma System. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2016 Sep-Oct; 20(5):601-8.
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Geographic information software programs' accuracy for interfacility air transport distances and time. Air Med J. 2014 Jul-Aug; 33(4):165-71.
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Association of direct helicopter versus ground transport and in-hospital mortality in trauma patients: a propensity score analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Nov; 18(11):1208-16.
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Factors at the scene of injury associated with air versus ground transport to definitive care in a state with a large rural population. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2011 Apr-Jun; 15(2):193-202.
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Transport of the critically ill: the Northwest MedStar experience. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2005 Jun; 17(2):183-90, xi.