Issue 153 | October 2024

AMR October 2024

In the October edition, see how the training for special missions is achieved; discover the latest developments in emergency medical services; find out about the considerations needed for transporting neonatal and pediatric patients; review the effects of the northern hemisphere’s recent wildfire season; and learn about the importance of egress training; plus more of our regular content.

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Making the impossible routine: teaching special mission aviators how to do what has never been done

David Pearl talks with experts to find out how pilots manage to attain and retain the very special skills needed to fly special missions

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New heights for HEMS critical care

Helicopter emergency medical services are at the forefront of pre-hospital care, delivering lifesaving interventions and providing rapid transport to hospitals. Experts share with Lauren Haigh the latest updates in treatment...

Wildfire in Greece

No smoke without fire: firefighting in the northern hemisphere

As the fire season in the northern hemisphere winds down, Robin Gauldie investigates how countries and operators prepared for the season and what the consequences of these wildfires will mean...

Helicopter flying over sunny seaside location

Aviation survival and egress training: protocols and practice

With about 71% of the Earth’s surface covered by water, some forced landings or accidental crashes will inevitably occur over oceans, lakes, or rivers. The risks are much higher when...

Jennifer Ferrero

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Interview: Military to civilian: a life in air medical repatriation

Following 20 years with the Royal Air Force, Jill Pritchard, Chief Flight Nurse of Flight Medic UK, made the move to the commercial sector. She tells us how the two...

Mandy Langfield

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Interview: The only way is up

Amit Dutta, Managing Director of Hunch Mobility, an urban air mobility platform based in India, tells AirMed&Rescue how electric vertical aircraft have the potential to save lives across the fast-growing...

Mandy Langfield

Provider profile: Airlift Northwest

Oliver Cuenca talks to the Airlift Northwest team to hear about how their medical program works to serve the US Pacific Northwest

Young girl having blood transfusion

Transporting the most fragile and vulnerable: neonatal and pediatric air transfers

Air medical neonatal and pediatric transport has an ongoing need for specialist training and equipment. Experts share the requirements and developments in this specialty with Rob Coppinger