Air Medical Transport
- Medical Risks/Needs/Advantages
- Risks
- Aircraft crash
- Usually more severe restrictions on the number of caregivers for the patient.
- Needs
- Patient’s condition would benefit by decreasing transport interval
- Patient requires time-sensitive assessment or intervention not available at local facility.
- Patient is located in area not accessible by ground EMS team or ambulance.
- Advantages
- Decreased transport interval if transport distance is extreme
- Availability of highly trained medical crews
- Availability of specialized medical equipment
- Risks
- Safe Air Medical Operations
- Types
- Rotorcraft
- Fixed wing
- Advantages
- Specialized care – skills, supplies, equipment
- Rapid transport
- Access to remote areas
- Helicopter hospital helipads
- Disadvantages
- Weather/environmental
- Altitude limitations
- Airspeed limitations
- Aircraft cabin size
- Terrain
- Cost
- Patient Transfer
- Interacting with flight personnel
- Patient preparation
- Scene safety
- Securing loose objects
- Approaching the aircraft
- Landing zone
- Landing Zone Selection and Preparation
- Approaching the Aircraft
- Communication Issues
- Types
- Criteria for Utilizing Air Medical Response
- Indications for Patient Transport
- Medical
- Trauma
- Search and rescue
- Activation
- Local guidelines
- State guidelines
- State statutes
- Administrative rules
- City/county/district ordinance standards
- Indications for Patient Transport
CAPCE Course Number: 18-EMTP-F3-4315
Total CE Hours: 1
Level: Basic
NJ Course Number: 1986183604994