Emergency Aeromedical Service

The Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) is a helicopter-based medical evacuation and air ambulance service based in Athlone, Ireland.[1] Operated since 2012 by the Air Corps and National Ambulance Service under the call sign MEDEVAC 112,[2] the service was redesignated AIR CORPS 112 in 2016. It is a joint project of the Irish government Departments of Defence and Health, and provides an advanced-paramedic response to patients whose location or clinical condition requires aeromedical support.[3]

Emergency Aeromedical Service
AbbreviationEAS
PurposeProvision of helicopter emergency medical services
Region served
Republic of Ireland
Parent organization
Air Corps
National Ambulance Service

The service was launched on an initial 12-month trial basis on 4 June 2012,[4] operating initially on a Eurocopter EC135 aircraft and later on an AgustaWestland AW139, based at Custume Barracks in Athlone, Westmeath.[5][6][7] It continued to operate beyond the initial trial period, and was made permanent in June 2015.[8][9]

References
  1. "Emergency services called to two separate falls in Clare". The Irish Times. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. "Decision on future of air ambulance still awaited". The Clare Herald. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. "Air ambulance in 695 missions in 2014". The Clare Herald. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. "The Emergency Aeromedical Service". Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. "Launch of the Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) – Ireland's Health Service". Health Service Executive. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. "Ireland's First Emergency Aeromedical Service". Phecit.ie. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  7. Patrick Flynn (28 May 2013). "No decision made on future of HSE's air ambulance service". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  8. "Minister considering report on air ambulance". The Clare Herald. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  9. Press Release (11 June 2015). "Air Ambulance Service | Department of Health". Department of Health. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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