Issue 98 | July 2019

AMR 98 Cover

In this issue:

Police Aviation Content:
Provider Profile: Arizona Department of Public Safety
Drones – valuable asset or liability? What difference are they making to aerial police SAR services?
Mission control - Management of assets during airborne police operations

Life-giving substance - Pre-hospital blood transfusions under the microscope
It’s good to talk - Closure after a traumatic event
On the front line - SAR personnel mental health
Case Study:Beware the Idai of March - Ace Air & Ambulance report on the aftermath of Cyclone Idai

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hoisting unconscious patient adac rescue helicopter team

Hoisting unconscious casualties into a rescue helicopter

What options are available to safely winch unconscious casualties into your rescue helicopter? James Paul Wallis reports

James Paul Wallis

EHAAT AgustaWestland 169 Helicopter

Supporting patients and staff after a traumatic event

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, a charitable service in the UK, discusses the need to support airlifted patients and each other after a traumatic event

Essex&Herts Air Ambulance

SAR mental health

Mental health training for SAR personnel and emergency services

Andy Elwood knows first-hand the mental strain that emergency services and SAR personnel are under, and the effect this can have on their wellbeing. His focus now lies on delivering...

Midlands Air Ambulance (c) Karen Baker

Carrying blood products onboard HEMS aircraft for pre-hospital transfusions

What is the current state of play on carrying blood products onboard to administer pre-hospital blood transfusions? Lauren Haigh spoke to HEMS operators to find out

ACE Air & Ambulance (ACE) Cyclone Idai

ACE Air & Ambulance's response during Cyclone Idai

Ann Beattie reports on how ACE Air & Ambulance (ACE) responded during Cyclone Idai

police forces using drones

Drones - valuable asset or liability?

Drones are now in common use by airborne police forces, as they can provide significant benefits when used in support of search and rescue (SAR) missions. However, concerns exist as...

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Police aviation asset management

Airborne police services around the world are tasked with an enormous variety of missions, ranging from surveillance and crimefighting to rendering emergency assistance. To manage those missions, manufacturers and systems...