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London’s Air Ambulance trialling pre-hospital brain scanning

In a world first, London’s Air Ambulance is trialling brain scanning in a pre-hospital environment, to detect potentially life-threatening brain injuries before patients reach hospital.

In a world first, London’s Air Ambulance is trialling brain scanning in a pre-hospital environment, to detect potentially life-threatening brain injuries before patients reach hospital. The Air Ambulance has been fitted with an Infrascanner, which works by detecting blood clots on the brain, allowing for earlier and more accurate diagnosis of potentially life-threatening injuries. Early diagnosis will speed up the patient’s access to any further treatment that they may need once they arrive at hospital. The Infrascanner is a small hand-held device that takes less than two minutes to operate. By using it pre-hospital, it is possible to better inform

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