The present and the future helicopter emergency medical service
The Present and the Future Helicopter Emergency Medical Service

Summary/Abstract: The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service has undergone significant changes over the last 30 years, both in its concept, organisation, competences, selection procedures and funding. The concept from 2028 onwards is now officially approved, bringing with it significant changes that will have implications for the staffing of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service and its funding. A retrospective analysis has been conducted to examine the possibilities of reducing the costs of operating the air ambulance service. By comparing the data obtained between the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, a possible framework model for the operation of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service was created. The resulting data comparison shows a higher instrumental equipment of the German air ambulance service. The staffing of Helicopter Emergency Medical Service crews in Germany and the Czech Republic is at the same level. International agreements on mutual assistance and Helicopter Emergency Medical Service intervention on the territory of the other state only on the order of the medical operations centre are completely absent. The territorial coverage model shows that the territory where the new air base will be established from 2028 (coverage of the Karlovy Vary Region) is already covered by the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service from the Federal Republic of Germany.

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