Aeromedical Transportation of Patients With Acute Trauma in a Metropolis: Follow-up on the Issue and Own Experience of Moscow Territorial Scientific and Practical Center for Disaster Medicine Department of the Moscow Health Department

Abstract

In connection with the expansion of the administrative boundaries of the city of Moscow, the number of trauma cases, including those associated with road traffic accidents, man-made accidents, and industrial accidents, remains at a high level. The provision of emergency medical care and transportation of patients with acute trauma is one of the important tasks of the territorial center of disaster medicine in Moscow. Aeromedical evacuation of victims to hospitals of the metropolis allows adhering to the rule of the “golden hour”, which certainly affects the reduction of disability and mortality in road traffic incidents and accidents.