Issue 144 | December 2023

AMR 144 December 2023 Cover

In the December edition, we cover personal locator beacons to aid with rescue; rescue operations in Mediterranean Sea; preparation for southern hemisphere fire seasons; and the value of sleep and rest for safe operations; plus more of our regular content.

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In this issue

Close up of volunteer Civil Air Patrol’s emergency services plane

Industry voice: Semper Vigilans – The Civil Air Patrol

Colonel Jayson A Altieri (Retired) describes the history of and future for the volunteer Civil Air Patrol’s emergency services mission

Colonel Jayson A Altieri (Retired)

Pilot in cockpit of helicopter

Industry voice: Pilot incapacitation checklist

Norwegian Air Ambulance’s helicopter emergency medical services technical crew member Håvard Mattingsdal and instructor pilot Andreas Hjert share their experience on implementing a new emergency checklist for pilot incapacitation in...

Andreas Hjert & Håvard Mattingsdal

Provider Profile: Air Rescue Group

Oliver Cuenca talks to Zak Bouhlel, Business Development Director, Air Rescue Group, about his company’s operations

Helicopter flying

Gallery: Rescue Zeeland 2023

The largest aid event in the Netherlands, Rescue Zeeland attracted emergency medical services (HEMS), military, police and firefighters from across Europe, as well as gathering about 50,000 spectators. Peter Ten...

Group photo of event goers

Event review: HeliresQ Trauma Life Support workshop

The Rescue Swimmers Association visited the Canary Islands for their annual workshop at the end of September, this year focusing on pre-hospital trauma life support with new and challenging educational...

Rescue Swimmers Association (EURORSA)