Denise Waye of AirCARE1 reports on a Covid patient mission in which the patient arrived in a very different condition to what had been expected, forcing the air medical crew…
The challenges of operating civilian SAR and HEMS in Latin America
Chris Sharpe shares his experiences on the unique challenges and risks he faced when starting up a civilian search and rescue organisation in Central America
Electronic flight bags – the realities of standards, regulations and innovations
Documentation and information available to flight crew is now increasingly managed and disseminated electronically. Mario Pierobon discusses how electronic flight bags (EFBs) have changed the way air medical pilots and…
Interview: Dr Duncan Bootland, Medical Director, Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex
Mandy Langfield spoke to Dr Duncan Bootland, Medical Director of Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex in the UK, about how medical care onboard helicopters has changed for the better, and…
Point of care diagnosis in critical care transport missions
1st Lieutenant Jamie Eastman of Boston Children’s Hospital and the Defense Committee on Trauma, Committee on Enroute Combat Casualty Care in the US, discusses his experience in using point-of-care diagnostic…