Issue 115 | April 2021

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In this issue:

Fighting fires from the sky in Asia
Black Summer – the aftermath and recovery
Aerial firefighting in Colorado: technology and innovation
What does it take to become an aerial firefighter?
Interview: Captain Juan Cumplido, Babcock Aviation
Medical Insight: Avoiding hypothermia in neonatal transfers
Interview: Paul Swinton, inventor of SCRAM

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Search & rescue international

The pros and cons of amphibious and land-based airtanker fleets

Michael Benson, Wildfire Operations Research Manager at FPInnovations, explains how the successful integration of amphibious airtankers and land-based airtankers within wildfire airspace in Western Canada has optimized their use for...

Erickson

Why the Korea Forest Service purchased the S-64 for aerial firefighting

Erickson highlight the key features which make the S-64 aircrane an essential aerial firefighting asset around the world

Sponsored by Erickson: Leading the way in Innovation

Erickson Incorporated

Paul Swinton

Interview: Paul Swinton on high performance airway management

Air Ambulance Paramedic and co-inventor of SCRAM™ Paul Swinton spoke to Mandy Langfield about his work for ScotSTAR, the Scottish medical retrieval service, and his innovative approach to critical airway...

Mandy Langfield

Helicopter

The problem of hypothermia in neonatal transport

Dr Carlo Bellini shares the key considerations of air medical and ground physicians when deciding whether or not to activate an emergency medical helicopter transfer for neonatal patients

Dr Carlo Bellini

AirMed&Rescue - April 2021 Aerial Firefighting Issue

New issue out now – the Aerial Firefighting Edition

The latest issue of AirMed&Rescue is available to read online now, and includes exclusive features and unique insights into the aerial firefighting missions sector, as well as neonatal transport, and...

Mandy Langfield

Japan

Aerial firefighting in the Asia-Pacific region

Investment and innovation in aerial firefighting aircraft continues around the world, and in the Asia Pacific region, opportunities abound as governments consider whether or not to operate their own fleets...

Mandy Langfield

Provider Profile: CareFlight

CareFlight’s Chief Executive Officer Mick Frewen talks to AirMed&Rescue about how an organisation that started with just one helicopter now offers world-class aeromedical services

Helicopter

Interview: Captain Juan Cumplido, firefighting pilot for Babcock Aviation in Spain

Mandy Langfield spoke to Captain Juan Cumplido, firefighting pilot for Babcock Aviation in Spain, about risk management, the key differences between firefighting tactics in Europe compared to other regions, as...

Mandy Langfield