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      Rescue Activity of a Civilian Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in the Western Cape, South Africa: A 5-Year Retrospective Review.

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          Helicopter search and rescue (SAR) in Africa is conducted primarily by military organizations. Since 2002, the Western Cape of South Africa has had a dedicated contracted civilian helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) conducting air ambulance, terrestrial, and aquatic rescue. To our knowledge, this is the first description of the operations of an African helicopter rescue service.

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          Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Wilderness Environ Med
          Title: Wilderness & environmental medicine
          Publisher: Elsevier BV
          ISSN (Electronic): 1545-1534
          ISSN (Print): 1080-6032
          Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2022
          Volume: 33
          Issue: 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town; Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: Jocelyn.park-ross@uct.ac.za.
          [2 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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          Publisher Item ID: S1080-6032(22)00146-6
          DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2022.08.001
          PubMed ID: 36229384
          SO-VID: 01f2af10-868b-45ea-96ba-6dd33cf9807c
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          Keywords: helicopter emergency medical service,search and rescue,rescue techniques,longline,hoist,helicopter rescue
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          Keywords: helicopter emergency medical service, search and rescue, rescue techniques, longline, hoist, helicopter rescue

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