In the third of four features, aeromedical pilot Mike Biasatti stresses the importance of being the master of the airframe you are piloting, and if things go wrong, do you understand what’s happening and the confidence to react? With research and technical developments are continually evolving, especially in the medical world, Jane Collingwood discusses hemorrhage treatment for trauma patients and how this is affecting patient outcomes. Continuing in the vein of advancement, we look at a study that aims to deliver pre-hospital ECMO onboard medical helicopters across the Netherlands.

Standards are imperative in medical transport, but what does ‘critical care’ mean when it comes to accreditation bestowed upon an organization? Executive Director of the Commission of Medical Transport System (CAMTS) Eileen Frazer shares the latest changes which define this. We also talk to Terry Shehan, Superintendent for Aviation Services for Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services, about the challenges of using the RAC Rescue helicopter to service this mainly rural state.

Records are made to be broken, and the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Transport and Rescue Squadron recently did just that when it comes to the amount of people the AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue fleet has rescued in one mission since the type first entered service. And it’s an end of an era for Canada’s CC-115 Buffalo, as this fixed wing gets down and low for the last time.