WELCOME TO THE BROWN EM BLOG, THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY
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WELCOME TO THE BROWN EM BLOG, THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY -
In this space we hope to enable Brown EM residents, fellows, faculty and medical students to publish educational blog posts, podcasts, discussion questions, journal reviews, procedural videos and images, or general musings to share with the medical community. This site is a #FOAMed friendly repository of knowledge. Please feel free to comment, like or share with others!
In the realm of pre-hospital medical care, various modes of transportation exist within emergency medical services (EMS) agencies. Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) is a relatively new form of transportation where patients are transported via medically equipped helicopters. In this blog post, we will review the background of HEMS systems, which patients are better suited for air versus ground transport, and what the footprint of HEMS is in New England...