An Assessment of the Use of Rotary Wing Aircraft for Primary and Medical Emergency Care Service – Sabah State Experience

• Main Authors: Nelbon Giloi, Lim Jac Fang, Mohammad Saffree bin Jeffree, Mohd Yusof Hj Ibrahim, Liew, Constance Sat Lin, Simson Gunsalam, Jennifer Lim Mei Ching
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26773/1/An%20Assessment%20of%20the%20Use%20of%20Rotary%20Wing%20Aircraft%20for%20Primary%20and%20Medical%20Emergency%20Care%20Service%20%E2%80%93%20Sabah%20State%20Experience.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26773/2/An%20Assessment%20of%20the%20Use%20of%20Rotary%20Wing%20Aircraft%20for%20Primary%20and%20Medical%20Emergency%20Care%20Service%20%E2%80%93%20Sabah%20State%20Experience1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26773/

Introduction: Rotary wing aircraft (RWA) or the helicopter has been used in Primary Health Care and Medical Emergency Services in the state of Sabah since the seventies. The use of RWA has distinct advantages in terms of speed, ability to access remote areas and in the transportation of patients to...