Air Medical Transport
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Under the circumstances, I felt that my mind was fairly clear: I was in survival mode
Getting there fast for no demonstrable benefit makes little sense
Pilots of the company鈥檚 helicopters, which fly with a registered nurse and a paramedic aboard, aim to land as close as possible to any patient in need of transportation to a hospital or trauma center
400 instructors, volunteers and patient actors, along with with 26 ambulances and two helicopters, helped paramedic students complete 70 different scenarios
STARS in Manitoba helicopters will fly with two units of O-negative blood for patient use on scene or during transport to a trauma center
One of the agency鈥檚 air ambulances crashed in 2013, killing 2 paramedics and 2 officers on board
The Transportation Safety Board board said that the flight crew was not trained and prepared to conduct a night flight
Aeromed can not continue without a commitment from the Puerto Rico government to pay the existing debt and offer fees to guarantee long-term service
Woman was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital in serious condition
A new S-76 equipped for emergency service could cost more than $7 million, but would be able to carry more patients
The bill amounted to $18,000 more than the bills from the ER doctor, hospital and ground ambulance combined
The director aims to have 94 percent of the state access to an air ambulance within 30 minutes
A 20-year-old man swerved through emergency vehicles set up as a roadblock and smashed into the tail rotor of the helicopter
States that try to set rules are met with lawsuits that argue air ambulances fall under the Airline Deregulation Act, which prevents states from interfering with fares, routes and services
There were four crew members on board at the time of the crash; there were no patients on board
The pilot made the landing after reporting smoke in the helicopter; the helicopter was transporting a toddler with non life-threatening injuries
The judge said the state law was pre-empted by federal law and was 鈥渦nenforceable鈥�
Kristin McLain was helping hoist an injured woman with non-life threatening injuries into a helicopter when she fell
The company said Medical Mutual was 鈥渟ystematically and unilaterally鈥� underpaying for air transport services
The crash killed a 2-month-old patient and her mother, a paramedic, a pilot and a doctor
Kyle Juarez, 37, was killed in a Skylife air ambulance helicopter crash in December
The AirMule is designed for conditions where landing a helicopter is unfeasible and will be able to airlift two people
Officers recalled how crews successfully removed the injured paramedic from the mountain and transported him to a hospital
With two broken femurs, fractured scapula, ribs and ankle, Derek Boehm assisted his partner until he died
37-year-old paramedic Kyle Juarez and 42-year-old critical care nurse Marco Lopez were killed when their helicopter crashed Thursday
Flight nurse Chad Frary, 38, and pilot David Schneider, 51, were killed; paramedic Derek Boehm, 38, was seriously injured
The near-crash of an air ambulance that resulted in the dismissal of two pilots was more serious than first thought
Paramedic Kyle Juarez, 37, flight nurse Marco Lopez, 42, and pilot Thomas Hampl, 49 died when their medical helicopter crashed
The SkyLife air ambulance went down Thursday night in central California killing the paramedic, nurse, pilot and patient on board
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