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March 2012


On Wednesday 28th March 2012, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) hosted the third Aeromedical Case Study Conference at Ford Dunton, near Basildon, the largest automotive technical centre in the UK, which houses the main design team of Ford of Europe. This year’s conference was titled ‘The Human Contribution to HEMS Patient Safety’ and the theme was Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Team Resource Management (TRM) within the HEMS Team – ‘Getting it right when things go wrong’.








The aim of the conference was to give like-minded professionals the opportunity to meet and examine key aspects of aeromedical clinical governance. Speakers from various Air Ambulances from the UK and Europe plus other helicopter emergency medical services were invited to present their own case study providing a critical look at different issues faced and lessons learned in the complex arena of immediate medical care. 

Chaired by Dr Gareth Grier, EHAAT Clinical Lead and Stuart Elms, EHAAT Clinical Manager; this year’s conference saw keynote speeches from eminent experts in CRM including Phil Smith, Critical Team Performance Ltd and guest European speaker Dr Peter Temesvari, Hungarian Air Ambulance.


Dr Gareth Grier, Chair and EHAAT Clinical Lead, said: “Now in its third year, this successful conference has become a key event in the Air Ambulance calendar. I am extremely proud to Chair this national event in pre-hospital care which brings together Air Ambulances from all over the UK to share ideas, common practices and strategies. There is some truly amazing work going on every day by Air Ambulance Teams; putting patient care at the forefront of what they do and delivering a high-class emergency medical service before the patient has reached the hospital.”