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.
A passenger from the Missouri Amtrak derailment shares details of the response involving nearly 20 local and state agencies
Janet Taylor’s medical career allowed her to follow her passions from working as a flight nurse to serving as a nurse in a paramedic role
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First responders were trying to talk the man down until he fell, striking objects as he tumbled off the cascade
A tourniquet was applied and the worker was flown to the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service’s says the new helicopter has improved safety features and can carry more fuel, improving response times
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Witnesses say a van appeared to have been crushed between two tractor-trailers in a crash that left several people injured
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
Crews from several agencies responded to Guadalupe Mountains National Park
EMS providers transported the patient by air ambulance to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
A Marin County FD captain rappelled to the car that was wedged between a broken tree and the hillside, and a paramedic got there on a 200-foot line
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report, and the investigation continues
The patient was hoisted to a helicopter despite high winds
Rescuers from multiple agencies responded; EMS providers transported a survivor by helicopter
The downed craft was called to evacuate a hiker suffering from breathing problems and chest pains; the hiker was found and transported separately
One Bassett Volunteer Rescue Squad member was flown to a hospital, and two others were transported by ground ambulance
The preliminary report did not include a probable cause for the Nevada crash that killed all five people aboard
“Hemorrhage is responsible for nearly 40% of trauma deaths,” and about half of those occur in the prehospital period, said Leann Briggs, LifeSave 21 Flight Nurse
The Life Force helicopter was severely damaged, and all aboard were transported to hospitals
Responders assessed the teen and packaged him for a short flight while harnessed to a rope attached to a helicopter, which flew him to an ambulance
Classic Air Medical, purchased by Intermountain Health hospital, has allowed 2 Burley pilots to return and stay home
11 people have died on planes owned and operated by Guardian Flight
The air ambulance apparently broke apart before the crash, according to the NTSB
According to Care Flight, all aboard died, including the pilot, the flight nurse, the flight paramedic, the patient and a member of the patient’s family
The St. Tammany District 7 crewmember sustained multiple fractures, was extricated from the overturned fire truck and airlifted to a medical center
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo
Oceanside firefighters found the man lying on the ground between two homes, and EMS providers transported the patient
The airplane’s cockpit voice recorder, cockpit image recorder and other electronic components will be transported to the NTSB laboratory
The three people on board — a pilot, a flight paramedic and a flight nurse — are all presumed dead
It took Reno first responders over 30 minutes to reach Jeremy Renner via snowy roads, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said
Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, a rope system and a helicopter to extricate and move the two children and two adults
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