Medical Insight: The latest tools to ensure successful first-pass intubation

David J. Olvera, NRP, FP-C, CMTE, Director of Clinical Research at Air Methods Corp, describes the latest devices and tools that medics can use to ensure successful first-pass intubation

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Case Study: PIU repatriation of fully ventilated patient

Dr Liam Scott of Capital Air Ambulance reports on how the team dealt with a life-threatening emergency during an isolation repatriation mission to the UK from Turkey

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

Dynamics of isolation chamber transports

Sean Bryan, RN, BSN, Assistant Director of Medical Operations for REVA Air Ambulance, shares the company's experiences of transporting Covid-19 patients in an isolation unit

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Prone position in intensive care transport – possible or no-go?

Simon Ilger and Helge Haberl of ADAC Air Rescue describe their experience of transporting a severely ill patient in need of ECMO to an ARDS center

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue: Saving Lives Amidst Covid-19

TracPlus spoke with Queensland-based Air Rescue service, RACQ LifeFlight Rescue, on how they have shifted their business procedures to keep the community safe amid Covid-19.

Hands-on ventilator training for medics

Sean Bryan, Assistant Director of Medical Operations for REVA Inc., discusses a recent ventilator training exercise undertaken by the air ambulance operator’s medical crew, looking specifically at the need for…

Vanderbilt LifeFlight adds nurse practitioners and physicians to flight med crew

Vanderbilt LifeFlight has credentialed more than 20 flight nurses as nurse practitioners and added a flight physician at several of its bases

BCEN marks 40th birthday of emergency nursing certification

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) is marking the 40th birthday of both the emergency nursing specialty certification and the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) credential

VistaJet adds Tempus IC2 monitors to its flights

The Tempus IC2 is a vital signs monitor with integrated telemedicine, designed for use in remote medical emergencies by non-medical experts.

RFDS tackles Covid-19 with simulation technology

The Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service’s (RFDS) medical staff have been using medical simulation technology to fight the coronavirus

Air ambulance medical equipment – what’s new?

Mandy Langfield spoke to air medical professionals around the world to find out about the latest developments in the medical equipment sector, and what equipment they need – now and…

IA MED – professional medical training online in a brave new world

Chris Smetana shared the background – and future – of IA MED with AirMed&Rescue

Covid-19 pandemic triggers intensive care helicopter transports in the Netherlands

Peter Ten Berg reports on how the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered the use of intensive care helicopter transports in the Netherlands

Interview: Cameron Curtis, President and CEO, AAMS

AirMed&Rescue spoke to Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) President and CEO Cameron Curtis about her plans for the future, and the challenges facing the air medical sector