Review of Literature for Air Medical Evacuation High-Level Containment Transport.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Aeromedical evacuation (AE) is a challenging process, further complicated when a patient has a highly hazardous communicable disease (HHCD). We conducted a review of the literature to evaluate the processes and procedures utilized for safe AE high-level containment transport (AE-HLCT) of patients with HHCDs.

Methods

A literature search was performed in PubMed/MEDLINE (from 1966 through January 2019). Authors screened abstracts for inclusion criteria and full articles were reviewed if the abstract was deemed to contain information related to the aim.

Results

Our search criteria yielded 14 publications and were separated based upon publication dates, with the natural break point being the beginning of the 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease epidemic. Best practic

SUBMITTER: Gibbs SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7128392 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep - Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature