| Emergency Aeromedical Service | |
| Abbreviation: | EAS |
| 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]