Issue 94 | March 2019

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In this issue:

Traumatic brain injury transports - best practice

Survival of the fittest - ALSE - Staying alive after a helicopter crash

Surf's up - Surf-based rescue techniques

Never forget - the lone survivor of a helicopter accident

Patient safety is the number 1 priority for ER24

Interview: Mikko Dahlman, Coptersafety

Provider Profile: LifeFlight Network

Company Profile: Sikorsky / Lockheed Martin

Case Study: AirLec Ambulance describes the challenges of an evacuation from a warzone

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In this issue

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Helmet standards in the US

Astonishingly, the US Federal Aviation Administration does not mandate the use of helmets for crew in civilian air ambulances. However, thankfully most crewmembers do use them despite this – but...
1 Feb 2019
Mandy Langfield
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Company Profile: Sikorsky / Lockheed Martin

AirMed&Rescue spoke to Nathalie Previte, Sikorsky Vice-President, Strategy and Business Development, about the company’s past, present and future
1 Feb 2019
Mandy Langfield
mental health repatriation

Repatriation of patients with mental health problems

Dr Adrian Hyzler sets out the justifications for mental health repatriation
1 Feb 2019
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Dr Adrian Hyzler
Life Flight Network

Provider Profile: Life Flight Network

Operating across four states across the north west of the US, Life Flight Network has come a long way since it began operations in the late 1970s with a single...
9 May 2019
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Mandy Langfield
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Air transfer of patients with traumatic brain injury

Dr Simon Forrington discusses best practices in the aeromedical retrieval and transfer of head-injured patients to ensure that no further harm comes to these critical care cases
9 May 2019
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Dr Simon Forrington
helicopter crash wreck

Industry Voice - Lone survivor of a medical helicopter accident

Jonathan Godfrey was the sole survivor of an air medical helicopter crash in 2005. He wrote to AirMed&Rescue about his experience and what he’s learned from it
9 May 2019
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Jonathan Godfrey
Mikko Dahlman Coptersafety

Interview Mikko Dahlman

When Mikko Dahlman, a HEMS helicopter pilot and founder and board member of Coptersafety, surveyed the effects of pilot error in helicopter crashes, he wanted to lay the foundation for...
9 May 2019
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Mandy Langfield
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Industry Voice: Aeromedical patient safety

Dr Robyn Holgate, Chief Medical Officer of ER24 Global Assist in South Africa, explains what it takes to guarantee patient safety in aeromedical transfers, and asks if there is more...
9 May 2019
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Dr Robyn Holgate