Cost effectivness of HEMs

[mickjoebill]

The costs and benefits of helicopter emergency ambulance services in England and Wales.

This apparently detailed and well researched report into the cost effectiveness of Helicopter Emergency Ambulance services published in 1996 concluded that;
"There were no improvements in response times and the time on scene was longer for helicopter attended patients. Survival of trauma or cardiac patients attended by helicopter was not improved."

14 years on, do HEMs do any better and if so, how?



Mickjoebill