Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Pietsch, Urs"
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Airway management in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS): a retrospective observational study of 365 out-of-hospital intubations
Pietsch, Urs; Müllner, Raphael; Theiler, Lorenz; Wenzel, Volker; Meuli, Lorenz; Knapp, Jürgen; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Albrecht, Roland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02)Background Airway management is a key skill in any helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS). Intubation is successful less often than in the hospital, and alternative forms of airway management are more often ... -
Efficacy and efficiency of indoor nighttime human external cargo mission simulation in a high-fidelity training centre
Pietsch, Urs; Lischke, Volker; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Prückner, Stephan; Theiler, Lorenz; Greif, Robert; Albrecht, Roland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)Background The human external cargo (HEC) operations conducted by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) rarely take place at night, making it difficult for crew members to attain and maintain the level of expertise ... -
Incidence and challenges of helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) rescue missions with helicopter hoist operations: analysis of 11,228 daytime and nighttime missions in Switzerland
Pietsch, Urs; Knapp, Jürgen; Mann, Michael E.; Meuli, Lorenz; Lischke, Volker; Tissi, Mario; Sollid, Stephen J. M.; Rauch, Simon; Wenzel, Volker; Becker, Stefan; Albrecht, Roland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)Objective We aimed to investigate the medical characteristics of helicopter hoist operations (HHO) in HEMS missions. Methods We designed a retrospective study evaluating all HHO and other human external cargo (HEC) ...