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.
Lawmakers should evaluate billing issues and insurance company procedure to guide healthcare policy and protect patients
Montana legislators have endorsed a bill to prevent financial ruin for patients who urgently need air ambulance transport
Regardless of its cost, helicopter transport is a treatment choice and should not be chosen out of convenience
The law doesn鈥檛 apply to emergency flights, one family found, because states are barred from regulating air transportation prices
The bill also calls for an advisory committee to look into regulation of ground ambulance billing
Daniel O鈥橞eirne and Jordan Reed, two strangers with fire and EMS backgrounds, worked together to save a driver whose semi-truck struck a pole and burst into flames
The NTSB鈥檚 report on the Bismarck Air Medical crash that killed the pilot, a paramedic and a nurse states the plane broke up in flight after the pilot failed to maintain control in dark night conditions
K-9 Sita became the first test pilot dog, allowing paramedics to train in emergency animal care
CareFlight partnered with AMSL Aero to develop the 鈥淰ertiia,鈥� an electric vertical take-off and landing medical aircraft with a cruising speed of 300 km (about 186 miles) per hour
The Kids Kare helicopter at Wolfson Children鈥檚 Hospital includes a neonatal isolette for transporting both full term and premature infants
An Orange County Fire Authority dispatcher sent a fire helicopter that arrived in 18 minutes instead of calling a sheriff鈥檚 copter only a minute away
A dispatcher sent a fire helicopter that took 18 minutes to arrive instead of a sheriff鈥檚 helicopter that was one minute away
The crash in Minnesota killed the pilot and a flight nurse, and seriously injured a flight medic
Alaska NTSB Chief Clint Johnson said the investigation into the crash that killed Pilot Patrick Coyle, Flight Medic Margaret Langston and Flight Nurse Stacie Morse has been 鈥渧ery challenging鈥� and led to many dead ends
Minidoka Memorial EMS Director Mark Phillips said the winter season will further complicate transports as medical helicopters are no longer able to fly
The memorial at Elko Regional Airport includes a bronze plaque inscribed with the names of the pilots, flight medics and flight nurses killed in the Access Air and American MedFlight crashes
The Roseville Volunteer Fire Department blasted the drone operator on Facebook and police have launched an investigation into the incident
Officials said the private ambulance helicopter crashed near the helipad at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center
Vanderbilt LifeFlight, a subsidiary of Air Methods, is the first air medical program in Tennessee to receive the honor from the Association of Air Medical Services
Mercy Health 鈥� Life Flight recently launched its on-board blood program, allowing for in-flight transfusions of O-negative blood
When Fort Lauderdale fire crews arrived, nearby boaters were plucking people out of the water and off the boat
Respiratory Therapist Roman Valles, a contractor for Peak Medevac, was flown home to Colorado after contracting COVID-19 while deployed to Texas
Natalie Aulwes, 18, redesigned a ski resort helipad to get patients to the hospital faster without the need for intermediary ground ambulance transport
Palm Beach County鈥檚 two Trauma Hawk air ambulances have temporarily been grounded and a spokeswoman said the hospital district was working to finalize a lease for a substitute air ambulance
Great North Air Ambulance Service in the United Kingdom demonstrated a test of new flight technology for rescues on difficult terrain
The Audubon Riverside Neighborhood Association has hired a lawyer after a children鈥檚 hospital鈥檚 helipad was moved during renovations
A paramedic, nurse and pilot were killed when their plane broke up in flight over North Dakota
U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, who was wounded in the shooting at a Congressional baseball practice, spoke during Acadian Ambulance鈥檚 virtual Medic of the Year Celebration
EMT Melissa Yorlets Negley鈥檚 daughter Haley has requested birthday cards as she continues to recover from the February accident
The CityHawk EMS vehicle will be designed to easily navigate and land in busy cities
The helicopter鈥檚 siren was used to scare away an angry cow that was chasing two injured people
Officials said four helicopters airlifted two adults, a seven-year-old and an infant from the scene
A 2-year-old Harris鈥檚 hawk helps deter pesky pigeons that can interfere with London鈥檚 Air Ambulance Charity aircraft
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