Issue 107 | June 2020

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In this Military Edition:

  • Feature: HH-60 Combat Rescue Helicopter
  • Military SAR, a look ahead
  • Provider Profile – Italian Air Force
  • Crash-resistant fuel tank uptake
  • Lease or buy - renewing air medical fleets
  • First-pass success in pre-hospital intubation
  • Case Study: PIU repatriation of fully ventilated patient
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In this issue

Finding finance 1

Lease or buy - renewing air medical fleets

For fixed-wing air ambulance companies in the private sector, balancing the pros and cons of leasing or outright purchase is key, say operators. But for smaller outfits, raising finance can...
1 Jun 2020
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Robin Gauldie
Medical Insight

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
1 Jun 2020
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David J. Olvera
Sikorsky HH60W -1

Sikorsky HH-60W: The US Air Force's new combat rescue helicopter

AirMed&Rescue’s special correspondent Joetey Attariwala was one of a select few journalists invited to Sikorsky’s Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, to cover the roll-out ceremony of the...
1 Jun 2020
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Dr Joetey Attariwala
Capital Air Ambulance medical and flight crew

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
1 Jun 2020
Dr Liam Scott
crash resistant fuel system

Crash-resistant fuel systems - uptake by civil helicopter operators

Amy Gallagher updates readers on the long-awaited Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation, with its final ruling and reporting analysis of the crash-resistant fuel systems (CRFS), along with the reaction of...
1 Jun 2020
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Amy Gallagher
Military SAR a look ahead

Military SAR, a look ahead

Richard Bryson, Program Chief Engineer of Collins Aerospace’s hoist and winch division, shares his view of what the future of SAR might look like
1 Jun 2020
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Richard Bryson
Jedis in action header

Provider Profile: Italian Air Force CSAR unit

Dino Marcellino reports on his visit to the Italian Air Force’s Combat Search and Rescue Squadron
1 Jun 2020
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Dino Marcellino
Tracplus interview with Trevor McIntyre

Interview: Trevor McIntyre, CEO, Tracplus

AirMed&Rescue interviewed Trevor McIntyre, CEO of New Zealand-based TracPlus, a vital supplier to the global airborne special missions sector, to find out more about the company’s development and goals for...

Sponsored by TracPlus

1 Jun 2020
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Mandy Langfield