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.
Bryan Bledsoe: “EMS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers”
The parade of ambulances traveled from UMass Medical Science Park to the Boston MedFlight hanger for the awards ceremony on Tuesday afternoon
Paramedic Shea Lathrum and EMT Brandon Busch were returning from an out-of-county transport when they saw a car leave the roadway and catch fire
Officers began first aid, and EMS providers took over and transported the man to a hospital in an air ambulance
Air Methods Corp. cited the No Surprises Act, inflation and under-reimbursement from Medicare as the reason for the closings
Curry County Court Deputy Amy Jo McKenna was assisting with a prisoner transport in a Texico ambulance and was airlifted after the crash
Lynda Jayne Rusinowski was charged with two counts of grand theft of a controlled substance, two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and two counts of official misconduct
Fish and Game called a National Guard helicopter to evacuate the 39-year-old woman, who had been hiking Mount Cabot at the time of the emergency
When Ryan McConnaughey realized he couldn’t move anything below his neck, he activated his watch using voice control to call for help
A helicopter landed on the school’s football field to transport a student after a possible fall
He was on scene as the EMS incident command and said more than 100 EMS, fire and police personnel from several municipalities and counties responded
Franklin Fire & Rescue: “Our crew arrived on scene and extinguished the vehicle fire and assisted EMS in patient care”
The author whose work led to death threats in the 1980s was stabbed in the neck and torso; police arrested a suspect
Safety records have improved, and crews have more capabilities, such as putting patients on ventilators and performing blood transfusions
Metro Aviation was ordered to reinstate the Utah pilot and to pay $188,000 in back wages and damages following an OSHA investigation
All three Premier Health crew members had minor injuries, but the helicopter took “substantial” damage, the National Transportation Safety Board said
The Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team assisted the DeForest Fire Department and Sun Prairie EMS
As the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office investigates, Monroe County Fire Chief Steve Hudson said Trauma Star’s service would not be harmed
Bystanders helped move the patient, and first responders “packaged him and carried him to the ambulance,” the Transylvania County Rescue Squad said
“We are heartbroken for our brother firefighter and friend Captain Josh Ingram and his entire family for the loss of their son,” Polk County Fire Rescue said
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
Before Lafayette firefighters and EMS crews arrived, Nick Bostic saw the flames while driving, stopped and ran inside
The angler caught a lemon shark and “got too close to its mouth” as he tried to release it, said a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman
“Having a simulation lab helps us as providers walk into a room and problem-solve. It really helps us bridge the gap between the patient and us,” a trainee flight medic said
Orange Fire Rescue EMS assessed the skydiver, who was transported via a UMass Memorial LifeFlight helicopter
Monroe County Fire Rescue took the patient to an airport, and she received a blood transfusion during an air ambulance flight to Miami
A passenger from the Missouri Amtrak derailment shares details of the response involving nearly 20 local and state agencies
A nearby nurse administered CPR to a patient who was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta, where she died; other climbers also were transported
Lloyd Claycomb and the driver of the car that hit the rig were seriously injured; an EMS provider and a vehicle passenger had non-life-threatening injuries
Dispatchers took more than 400 calls for injuries, drinking, vehicle crashes; the injured include a Galveston County Sheriff’s Office deputy
All four crewmembers were injured — two of them seriously — when the Airbus AS350 tried to land in windy conditions at the Christmas Valley Airport
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
The pandemic contributed to the call volume increase, but not all of it is from COVID-19, said MedFlight CEO Maura Hughes
