Helicopter Transport in Regionalized Burn Care: One Program's Perspective

Of the 171 burn patient transported, twenty-one (12.3%) patients did not meet any HEMS criteria. Excluding those who did not meet any criteria, 98 (57.3%) patients were flown with non-major burns. Efforts are needed to determine the risks burn patients face if slower, non-critical care transport is utilized and which patients are appropriate for HEMS.