Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 18-25 , January 2006

Medical helicopters in wilderness search and rescue operations

  • Colin K. Grissom, MD

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Division, Department of Internal Medicine, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Life Flight, LDS Hospital and Intermountain Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Colin K. Grissom, MD, Pulmonary and Critical Care, LDS Hospital, 8th Ave and C Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84143
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  • Frank Thomas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Division, Department of Internal Medicine, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Life Flight, LDS Hospital and Intermountain Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Brett James

      Affiliations

    • Life Flight, LDS Hospital and Intermountain Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah

References 

  1. In: Forgey WW editors. Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for wilderness emergency care . 2nd ed.. Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press; 2001;p. 1–6
  2. Tomazin I , Kovacs T . Medical considerations in the use of helicopters in mountain rescue. ICAR-MEDCOM guidelines number 18 . High Altitude Med Biol . 2003;4:479–483
  3. Cooper DC , LaValla PH , Stoffel RC . Search and rescue . In: Auerbach PS editors. Wilderness medicine . 4th ed.. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 2001;p. 588–618

PII: S1067-991X(05)00184-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2005.10.002

Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 18-25 , January 2006

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