Jon Adams

Jon is the Senior Editor of AirMed&Rescue. He was previously Editor for Clinical Medicine and Future Healthcare Journal at the Royal College of Physicians before coming to AirMed&Rescue in November 2022. His favorite helicopter is the Army Air Corps Lynx that he saw his father fly while growing up on Army bases.

SAR helicopter

Sensors: powerful tools for special missions

A range of sensors and accompanying software are becoming a more viable option for organizations of all sizes, making them a strong asset in the arsenal of special missions. Jon...

Devon air ambulance

Event review: Devon Air Ambulance Medi-Connect Conference

Jon Adams attended the first annual conference of its kind in the southwest of England for pre-hospital emergency care in a rural setting, hosted by Devon Air Ambulance

Burn nursing

Nearly 500 RNs now board certified in burn nursing

After one year since the introduction of the first burn nursing specialty certification, nearly 500 nurses have earned the BCEN’s Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) credential

QAI Hangar

QAI Aviation expands capabilities and hangar space

The maintenance, repair and modification company now has around 100,000ft2 of total hangar space to provide services to the special missions sector

ARTS rear crew training pool

ARTS trains ab initio Namibian SAR technical crew

Air Rescue Training & Simulation (ARTS) trains the first ever search and rescue (SAR) winch operators in Namibia

China Airbus H175

Guangzhou Public Security Bureau in China receives its first H175

The new Airbus H175 helicopter will be used for public service missions and to support emergency management

Airbus H225M

Iraq Ministry of Defense orders 12 H225M helicopters

The multi-role Airbus platform will be used to replace the aging Mi-17s in its fleet

Tennessee National Guard Black Hawk with bucket

Tennessee Guardsmen deployed to east Tennessee wildfires

The Tennessee National Guard battle wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park