Issue 84 | June / July 2017

AMR 84 front cover

In this issue:

Start-up, stat! - Turbocharge your HEMS start times

Hoisting unconscious casualties - Best practice to minimise risk

HEMS relaunched in Belarus - Rebirth after post-Soviet decline

Provider profile: King’s County Sheriff’s Office Air Support Unit

New wings - Pressurised cabin for AMREF FD

Winterblade 2017 - Functional operational hoist/extrication capability exercise

Blue light drones - UAVs in the emergency services

Interview: Flight paramedic TFC Jenna Turner, Maryland State Police Aviation Command

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In this issue

King County Sheriff's Office Air Support Unit

Provider Profile: King County Sheriff's Office

Based in Washington State, US, King County Sheriff’s Office Air Support Unit does exactly what its name suggests: support the police and people in the King County area. Copilot Hersh...

Christian Northwood

HEMS start up times.

Turbocharge your HEMS start-up times

How can a busy HEMS crew achieve start-up times of just two minutes? Ella Taylor finds out how one Dutch team combines speed with safety

Communication networks

The satellite security blind spot

Dr Nigel Davies, Head of Secured Navigation at Qinetiq, shares insights into the UK's adoption of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme.