title: [A 54-year old man with severe circulatory collapse].
abstract: The frequent use of mechanical circulatory assistive devices in the treatment of patients in cardiogenic shock increases the need for advanced air and ground transport services. In this article we describe a critically ill patient with acute myocardial infarction. He was treated with intraaortic balloon pump at the local hospital before transfer to a university hospital by air. Close cooperation between the university hospital, the Norwegian Air Ambulance and the Norwegian aviation authorities has facilitated this service.
authors.affiliation: Thoraxkirurgisk avdeling, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo. rune.eggum@rikshospitalet.no
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eggum
authors.forename: Kjell
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saatvedt
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brunvand
authors.forename: Terje
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Strand
authors.forename: Thore H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Jan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Svennevig
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017732:Air Ambulances; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014187:Transportation of Patients