Definition

HEMS flight means a flight by a helicopter operating under a HEMS approval, where immediate and rapid transportation is essential and the purpose of which is either of the following:

• to facilitate emergency medical assistance by carrying one or more of the following:
  • medical personnel;
  • medical supplies (equipment, blood, organs, drugs);
  • ill or injured persons and other persons directly involved;
• to perform an operation where a person faces an imminent or anticipated health risk posed by the environment and either of the following conditions is met:
  • that person needs to be rescued or provided with supplies;
  • persons, animals or equipment need to be transported to and from the HEMS operating site;

Source: EU Regulation 965/2012