Physiological effects of winching

Sami Ollila, a rescue swimmer and paramedic with the Finnish Border Guard’s Air Patrol Squadron, shared his thesis with AirMed&Rescue, offering valuable insights into the physiological effects of winching equipment

The north face of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK

Scottish winchman paramedic receives the Billy Deacon SAR Memorial Trophy

Thanks to a sterling rescue effort at Ben Nevis – Scotland’s self-proclaimed ‘iconic mountain’ – Scott Sharman of Inverness Rescue 951 has been awarded the Billy Deacon Search and Rescue…

Mixed reality – the future of emergency medical training

AirMed&Rescue Magazine spoke to Professor Bob Stone of the University of Birmingham about how technology is enhancing simulated training for military personnel

Provider Profile AeroMD

AeroMD, based in the US Virgin Islands, was founded to improve emergency access to medical care for the local populace, and is now becoming a force to be reckoned with…

Air ambulance interior design and technology

The interior of an air ambulance has to be meticulously designed to incorporate the right equipment, and ensure that this equipment is to hand when the medical crew needs it.…

New Learjet 45XR for Luxembourg Air Rescue

Luxembourg Air Rescue (LAR) has added an additional Learjet 45XR to its air ambulance fleet, bringing its total number of Learjets to six

Flight Paramedic receives the 2019 Tim Hynes Scholarship award

The Tim Hynes Foundation has announced that Flight Paramedic Brent Tracy, BA, FP-C, is the 2019 recipient of the Foundation’s Scholarship award to the Safety Management Academy (SMTA)

AirCARE1 receives fifth Learjet

An additional Learjet has been delivered to the US-based AirCARE1 team, growing its fleet of Learjet from four to five

Ipswich Hospital Helipad marks one-year of successful operations

Ipswich Hospital helipad is celebrating its one-year anniversary, in which it hosted 72 landings from critically ill patients across the East Anglia region in the UK

Gallery: African Land Forces Summit takes place in Botswana

ALFS is a four-day seminar that brings together land forces chiefs from across Africa to discuss topics of common interest, including medevac protocols and search and rescue techniques.

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Helicopter crash in Minnesota kills two, injures one

North Memorial Air Care has confirmed that one of its medical helicopters crashed in Minnesota on Friday, killing a nurse and pilot, and injuring a crew member

Carrying blood products onboard aircraft

Increasingly, civilian air ambulance providers are carrying blood products onboard their aircraft – potentially life-saving for patients, but a challenging process for operators and staff. Stefan Mohamed looks at the…

Supporting patients and staff after a traumatic event

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, a charitable service in the UK, discusses the need to support airlifted patients and each other after a traumatic event