Issue 132 | November 2022

AirMedandRescue November 2022

Cockpit automation heightens safety, the move by air medical providers to longer-range jets, the standardization of infectious disease patient transfers, and electronic communication in the Mediterranean Sea helping to aid refugee rescues

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In this issue

AirMed&Rescue speaks to Carlo Bellini

On course for neonatal knowledge

Dr Carlo Bellini is a pioneering figure in the Newborn Emergency Transport Service (NETS) – and his latest educational initiative will help inspire those with similar ambitions

Dr Carlo Bellini

Virtual Reality Cockpit

Realistic training and checking with virtual reality technology

Airbus Helicopters and VRM Switzerland announced a cooperation in developing an H145 VR simulator representing the five bladed, four-tonnes-class twin-engine helicopter H145 D3.

Sponsored by VRM Switzerland

VRM Switzerland Team

Dummy

Training fixed-wing medical crews

To ensure a reliable, and readily available skill set and high performance in the complex and sometimes convoluted air ambulance environment, operators have a very structured training curriculum. Clara Bullock...

Helicopter

Automatic target detection for SAR support

Flysight discusses the use of technology to enhance the ability of SAR teams to find their victims faster

Sponsored by FlySight

Drone

Technology is helping SAR teams save time and lives

Lifeseeker, the Airborne Mobile Phone Location System for Search and Rescue (SAR) missions that accurately locates missing persons through their mobile phones, maximizes missions in which every second counts

Sponsored by Centum

CENTUM Research & Technology

Poland

Provider Profile: Polish Medical Air Rescue (LPR)

Oliver Cuenca talks to the Deputy Director of Medical Affairs for Polish Medical Air Rescue (LPR), Dr Adam Burakowski, about how the organization operates and its ambitions for the future

Helicopter

Working together to achieve aeromedical excellence

Peter Turi of TrustAir shared the past, present and future of European HEMS and Air Ambulance Committee’s (EHAC) Medical Working Group (MWG) and scientific activities

Helicopter

Government procurement and the tender process

Paul ‘Foo’ Kennard considers the pros, cons and pressures of government procurement

Paul 'Foo' Kennard