Emergency Aeromedical Service
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| Abbreviation | EAS |
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| Established | 2012[1] |
| Purpose | Provision of helicopter emergency medical services |
Region served | 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.[2] Operated since 2012 by the Air Corps and National Ambulance Service under the call sign MEDEVAC 112,[3][4] 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.[5]
The service was launched on an initial 12-month trial basis on 4 June 2012,[6] operating initially on a Eurocopter EC135 aircraft and later on an AgustaWestland AW139, based at Custume Barracks in Athlone, Westmeath.[7][8][9] It continued to operate beyond the initial trial period, and was made permanent in June 2015.[10][11] As of 2022, the unit had reportedly "completed over 3500 missions".[12]
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