Significant gaps persist in regional UK access to 24/7 air ambulance services

Despite significant improvements in the availability of 24/7 emergency air ambulance services (HEMS) across the UK since 2009, persistent regional gaps remain, finds research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. And the provision of advanced, potentially life-saving interventions, such as blood transfusion and a minimally invasive procedure to staunch severe bleeding and stabilize blood pressure (resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta) remains variable, the findings indicate.

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