Issue 116 | May 2021

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In this issue:

New developments in pilot simulation training options
Serious gaming as a training method for air medical professionals
Night vision devices – is there progress to be made?
Interviews: Wayde Diamond, Ornge, and Dan Deutermann, The Squadron
HEMS in Sicily
Repatriation of four Covid positive patients from Nigeria to Israel

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In this issue

Helicopter

GALLERY: Dutch Helicopter Command Artic Flight Training

Peter ten Berg reports on how a brief but severe winter chill in the Netherlands allowed the Dutch Helicopter Command unit to perform its flight training, which would normally take...

Airport

Interview: Wayde Diamond on standardizing medical equipment

Wayde Diamond began his HEMS career in 1999, and has been a Critical Care Flight Paramedic for over 20 years, working in Canada and Saudi Arabia. He spoke to AirMed&Rescue...

Helicopter

Dynamic flight risk assessments for SAR

Flight risk assessments in the realm of search and rescue missions should be dynamic, and include the entire crew onboard the helicopter, says Dan Deutermann

Medical insight

Changing air medical education with games

William Belk and Jennifer Noce of Air Methods discuss how serious games are changing air medical education

William Belk & Jennifer Noce

Helicopter

Provider Profile: HEMS ops in Sicily

Peter Ten Berg reports on the fleet of helicopters that support primary and secondary medical transfer missions on the Italian island

Repatriation

Case Study: repatriating complex Covid-19 cases

Four insured individuals with Covid-19, three of them seriously ill; just some of the many testing factors that did not prevent the DavidShield – PassportCard team from undertaking a rescue operation...

Helicopter

Industry Voice: Night vision goggle flying and culture

Royal Air Force pilot Tom Mullins shares his insights and experiences of flying with night vision goggles, identifying the areas in which further development of such devices could enhance pilot...

AirMed&Rescue - May 2021 issue out now

AirMed&Rescue May edition out now

The latest issue is packed with informative analysis on topics including crew resource management, simulation training for pilots and air medical professionals, flight risk assessments, and night vision goggle technology

Mandy Langfield