Abbreviation | EAS |
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Purpose | Provision of helicopter emergency medical services |
Region served | Republic of Ireland |
Parent organization |
Air Corps National Ambulance 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]
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]