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ReviewAir medical journal

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

Shawn G Gibbs, Jocelyn J Herstein, Aurora B Le, Elizabeth L Beam, Theodore J Cieslak, James V Lawler, Joshua L Santarpia, Terry L Stentz, Kelli R Kopocis-Herstein, Chandran Achutan and 2 more

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Review in Air medical journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Simulation analysis of adaptability of large airborne negative pressure isolation cabin to aviation conditions].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025
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  8. Integration of aeromedicine in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2020
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  9. Evacuation of quarantine-qualified nationals from Wuhan for COVID-19 outbreak - Taiwan experience.Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Shawn G GibbsDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN.
Jocelyn J HersteinGlobal Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; Department of Environmental, Occupational and Agricultural Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE. Electronic address: jocelyn.herstein@unmc.edu.
Aurora B LeDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN; Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN.
Elizabeth L BeamGlobal Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, Omaha, NE; College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
Theodore J CieslakGlobal Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, Omaha, NE; Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, Omaha, NE.
James V LawlerGlobal Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, Omaha, NE; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, NE; National Strategic Research Institute, Omaha, NE.
Joshua L SantarpiaGlobal Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; National Strategic Research Institute, Omaha, NE; Department of Microbiology and Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
Terry L StentzDepartment of Environmental, Occupational and Agricultural Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE; The Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
Kelli R Kopocis-HersteinThe Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
Chandran AchutanDepartment of Environmental, Occupational and Agricultural Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE.
Gary W CarterNational Strategic Research Institute, Omaha, NE.
John J LoweGlobal Center for Health Security, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; Department of Environmental, Occupational and Agricultural Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE; Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, Omaha, NE.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · USIndiana University Bloomington · USNebraska Medical Center · USNational Strategic Research InstituteStrategic Analysis (United States) · USUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln · US

Funding

Biosafety and Infectious Disease Training InitiativeUH4ES027055 · NIEHS · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI LE, AURORA B, LOWE, JOHN J · 2016 to 2018
$1.3M
NIEHS NIH HHS UH4 ES027055
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAeromedical 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.

methodsA 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.

resultsOur 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 practices and recommendations from identified articles are subdivided into pre-flight preparations, inflight operations, and post-flight procedures.

conclusionsLimited peer-reviewed literature exists on AE-HLCT, including important aspects related to healthcare worker fatigue, alertness, shift scheduling, and clinical care performance. This hinders the sharing of best practices to inform evacuations and equip teams for future outbreaks. Despite the successful use of different aircraft and technologies, the unique nature of the mission opens the opportunity for greater coordination and development of consensus standards for AE-HLCT operations.

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Rescue WorkAir Ambulances

Identifiers

PMID31578975
PMCPMC7128392
OpenAlexW2963981789

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Registered trials

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