Issue 93 | February 2019

In this issue:

Helipads and helidecks - Safety concerns driving innovation

Treating psychiatric patients - Sedation or restraint?

Treating gunshot wounds - The latest techniques and equipment

Industry Voice

CAMTS-CAMTS EU announces policy changes

Special Reports

Australia trials drones with HEMS functionality

ITIC Report

Royal College of Nursing Flight Nursing Workshop report

Provider Profile:FinnHEMS

Interview: Claudia Schmiedhuber, Founder and CEO of Alpine Health Consulting, and Interim Managing Director and Business Development Manager of the European Aero-Medical Institute (EURAMI)

Photo gallery

Clear Sky 2018 Ukraine

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In this issue

ITIC Global 2018 - Air ambulance industry trends

Three industry experts shared their opinions on the latest trends in the international fixed wing air ambulance industry

14 May 2019

Mandy Langfield

Air Ambulance and Medical Assistance Forum - ITIC Global 2018

This new forum for ITIC Global was brought together by the Air Ambulance Committee

14 May 2019

Mandy Langfield

Royal College of Nursing Flight Nursing Workshop

Helen Ballantyne, Critical Care and Flight Nursing Forum Committee Member, reports on the Royal College of Nursing Flight Nursing Workshop, which was held in London on 6 October 2018

14 May 2019

Helen Ballantyne

Drones as emergency medical assets

Trials in Australia could be signalling the way ahead for a new role for remotely piloted aircraft in the air medical sphere, as James Paul Wallis reports

14 May 2019

James Paul Wallis

Provider Profile: FinnHEMS

Tony Mallett reports on the operations of helicopter emergency medical services in Finland

14 May 2019

Tony Mallet

Ireland helicopter emergency medical services

Staffing questioned for new Irish HEMS

As pre-hospital care charity Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR) prepares to launch the Republic of Ireland’s first community-funded helicopter air ambulance service, James Paul Wallis examines calls for a doctor...

14 May 2019

James Paul Wallis

Managing a combative patient in-flight

What happens when a patient becomes violent, combative, and could potentially become a danger to themselves and/or to the flight crew? Amy Gallagher interviewed a diverse network of air ambulance...

14 May 2019

Amy Gallagher

Treatment of gunshot wounds

For flight medics, sadly, treating gunshot and stabbing victims is becoming ever more common. James Paul Wallis spoke to experts about the trends they are seeing and care they have...

13 May 2019

James Paul Wallis