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An Updated Review of Literature for Air Medical Evacuation High-Level Containment Transport During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

Jocelyn J Herstein, Claire E Figi, Aurora B Le, Elizabeth L Beam, James V Lawler, Elizabeth R Schnaubelt, Gary W Carter, John J Lowe, Shawn G Gibbs

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  2. [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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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Jocelyn J HersteinDepartment of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE; Global Center for Health Security, Omaha, NE. Electronic address: jocelyn.herstein@unmc.edu.
Claire E FigiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Aurora B LeDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Elizabeth L BeamGlobal Center for Health Security, Omaha, NE; College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
James V LawlerGlobal Center for Health Security, Omaha, NE; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, NE.
Elizabeth R SchnaubeltGlobal Center for Health Security, Omaha, NE; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, NE; United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Dayton, OH.
Gary W CarterNational Strategic Research Institute, Omaha, NE.
John J LoweDepartment of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE; Global Center for Health Security, Omaha, NE.
Shawn G GibbsDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn 2019, our team conducted a literature review of air medical evacuation high-level containment transport (AE-HLCT) of patients infected with high-consequence pathogens. Since that publication, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in numerous air medical evacuations. We re-examined the new literature associated with AE-HLCTs to determine new innovations developed as a result of the pandemic.

methodsA literature search was performed in PubMed/MEDLINE from February 2019 to October 2021. The authors screened abstracts for the inclusion criteria and reviewed full articles if the abstract was relevant to the aim.

resultsOur search criteria yielded 19 publications. Many of the early transports of patients with COVID-19 used established protocols for AE-HLCT, which were built from the most recent transports of patients with Ebola virus disease. Innovations from the identified articles are subdivided into preflight considerations, in-flight operations, and postflight operations.

conclusionLessons gleaned from AE-HLCTs of patients with COVID-19 in the early weeks of the pandemic, when little was known about transmission or the severity of the novel disease, have advanced the field of AE-HLCT. Teams that had never conducted such transports now have experience and processes. However, more research into AE-HLCT is needed, including research related to single-patient portable isolation units as well as containerized/multipatient transportation systems.

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Air AmbulancesCOVID-19HumansPandemicsPatient Isolation

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PMID37150575
PMCPMC9808413

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