A visit to Air Zermatt prompts Ashley Liebig to reflect on how teams learn from mistakes. Beyond the mountain rescues, she finds mutual respect, openness about near misses and questions about how healthcare educators can build a similar culture.
Air Zermatt, Ashley Liebig, SMACC and St.Emlyn’s Read More
What can an emergency department learn from a helicopter retrieval team? Following a 2013 visit to Sydney HEMS, Simon Carley reflects on multidisciplinary briefings, rehearsal, active listening at handover and shared leadership across challenging pre-hospital environments.
Ambulance Service New South Wales’ Great Sydney Area HEMS – St.Emlyn’s on tour 2013 Read More
Does this Dutch study show that helicopter emergency medical services fail to improve trauma outcomes? The 2013 journal club challenges that interpretation, examining patient matching, baseline physiological differences and the importance of understanding the trauma system behind the aircraft.
JC: HEMS doesn’t work – at least not for the Dutch Read More
