title: [The use of aviation transport in providing medical care to the victims in an earthquake focus].
abstract: 2584 wounded were evacuated by helicopters during Armenian earthquake, December, 1988--that was 20% of all hospital cases. But, practically, the possibilities of aviation in Spitak and Leninakan regions were far more extensive. The more effective employment of air transportation for evacuation could be attained by the following measures: organization of a sole command and action coordination between medical service, air command and rescue teams, preliminary rescue planning, efficient organization of triage and evacuation of wounded, special training of medical staff in air evacuation. The extreme conditions of flights in emergency situation of catastrophe or calamity need high working capacity and firm professional skill of flight crews.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bugrov
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Litovchenko
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Golovchits
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001136:Armenia; D004190:Disasters; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Ispol'zovanie aviatsionnogo transporta pri okazanii meditsinskoĭ pomoshchi postradavshim v ochage zemletriaseniia.