Air Medical Transport
Our directory features a collection of articles on Air Medical Transport, tailored to EMS professionals involved in or coordinating air-based emergency services. Explore topics such as patient transport protocols, safety standards, and the coordination between ground and air medical teams. Understanding the complexities of Air Medical Transport is essential for optimizing patient care during critical transfers. Additionally, consider reviewing our resources on emergency transport logistics, which closely relate to the challenges of air medical services. Access these articles to enhance your knowledge and efficiency in air medical operations.
Understand the components, indications and patient management considerations for circulatory support systems
What are the potential causes, assessments and treatments for a neonate with refractory hypoxemia?
EMS chief dragged pilot, volunteer from crumpled helicopter before victim died
County sheriff’s officials said crew had reached injured snowmobiler and his party, were taking off to get more help when crash occurred
Ambulance swerved to avoid car that had blown stop sign, left road, struck utility pole
Dr. Bruce Sawadsky calls the cramped interior of the brand new AW 139 helicopter a “high risk environment”
Cruise line, Coast Guard coordinated with blood bank at Tripler Army Medical Center on Oahu to provide blood for passenger
4 were injured, both vehicles were destroyed in crash; impact compressed their front ends about 3 feet
Air ambulance provider adds base in Sandpoint
The National Transportation Safety Board released both reports late this week
Paramedic Joe Zosky testified at preliminary hearing that as victim was driven to helipad, he told paramedics, ‘She stabbed me’
PVA attacks can precipitate cardiac rhythm disturbances such as AV blocks, asystole, or ventricular tachyarrhythmias
Man became combative with paramedics about 5 minutes into flight, had jumped from SUV on highway hours earlier
Nicole Hopkins, a 35-year-old staff sergeant with the West Virginia Air National Guard, was presented the Bronze Star
An Atkinson man and his female passenger suffered potentially life-threatening injuries Tuesday night after police said he was driving drunk when he veered off of the road
A woman was airlifted to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon after a serious rollover crash on Route 12 Tuesday morning
AirMed transports approximately 2,500 individuals each year with emergencies ranging from stroke to spinal cord injury
The crash killed helicopter pilot Tiffany Hanna and injured student pilot Scott Puillandre
Neighbors of Cheyenne Regional Medical center are concerned because AirLife will station a helicopter ambulance in Cheyenne
Girl was airlifted to a hospital Sunday night after rescue teams cut her out of the 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that had been upside down in a culvert since Friday night
The aircraft carrying the five people was on a tourist excursion of West Maui and Molokai when it went down
Army combat medics are trained to provide medical assistance in combat situations and can provide trauma care that’s beyond the scope of civilian medics with EMS or EMT training
In new procedure, Life Lion crew keeps the helicopter idling while the patient is secured and loaded into the helicopter
Anaphylaxis lies at the end of the spectrum of allergic reactions, and in the emergency department it is a diagnosis made on clinical assessment findings
The victim was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in hopes the limb could be reattached
Rescue crews pulled the pilot and three others from the East River shortly after the helicopter crashed
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are two of the most serious metabolic complications of diabetes
A young woman and two men were trapped near a waterfall about 100 feet above the Eaton Canyon floor on Sept. 11
Some of the hottest products at this year’s Expo fell into the categories of airway, breathing, and circulatory support.
About a minute after takeoff, the pilot told his company’s communication center he had 45 minutes of fuel and was headed to Midwest National Air Center to refuel
The tentative plan is to train 1,200 critical-care flight paramedics at a cost of $53 million, with the first of them deployed next year
