AirMed&Rescue January/February issue out now
We have features on swiftwater rescues; hospital helipads; health and usage monitoring systems; and avionics updates; as well as an interview, a provider profile, industry voices, an event review, an case study and our gallery showing the work that the Guardia di Finanza do protecting Tuscany: there is always a lot on offer for you to enjoy
In our first edition of 2024: Robin Gauldie looks into the perils of swiftwater and what operators do the train for rescues; Jennifer Ferrero examines how helipads are designed and what needs to be considered when building one at a hospital; Kerry Reals discovers what goes into making the new wave of compact and light health and usage monitoring systems that are being added and integrated into the smaller special missions craft; and Jon Adams looks back over the latest avionics upgrades to affect the sector recently.
Dr István Lunczer charts the journey that TrustAir Aviation have taken by using virtual reality to enhance its onboarding and ongoing training practices; Dr Carlo Bellini explains how the Italian experience neonatal transport may differ from the North American or Australian systems; and Conair describes how its training center is specifically designed to prepared aerial firefighting teams for service even before the season starts. We have an interview with Brad Milliken, a Disasterologist and Emergency Management Specialist who details his career and responsibilities, and what non-professional citizens can do to help in the event of a crisis.
You can read about the Wales Air Ambulance Charity, which uses data to make best use of its resources; and we also have a gallery of the Guardia di Finanza of Pisa, who are responsible for the security of Tuscany inland and on the coastline of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
We also have a case study of the Mission Aviation Fellowship that transported a three-year-old girl for lifesaving surgery of her gastroschisis; and you can catch up on some of the organizations that were representing the special missions sector at EUROPEAN ROTORS in Madrid.