Air ambulance - Medical Staff
Medical Staff
American Air Ambulance employs highly skilled and successful Medical Air Transportation personnel that are dedicated to the providing excellent standards of care. Our aero-medically trained, multi-lingual staff consist of :
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ICU-CCU Certified Registered Flight Nurses
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Advanced Life Support Critical Care Flight Paramedics
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Flight Respiratory Therapists
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ICU neonatal and pediatric Flight Nurses
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Board Certified Emergency Medicine Flight Physicians
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Cardiologists
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Neurologists
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Orthopedists
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We utilize four levels of medical staffing to provide each patient with the most appropriate and cost efficient care.
BLS: Emergency trained Registered Nurse or Critical Care Paramedic
ALS: Two critical care personnel: ICU or emergency trained Registered Nurses and/or Critical Care Paramedics
Respiratory: ICU trained Registered Nurse or Critical Care Paramedic plus a Respiratory Therapist
Specialty Trauma/
Physician:
A specially trained Physician, one ICU or emergency trained Registered Nurse and a a Critical Care Paramedic or Respiratory Therapist
As part of training, our air medical crews must demonstrate air ambulance knowledge, performance, and skills to preceptors. All air ambulance team members meet the following requirements:
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At least five years experience in critical care
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Training in flight physiology, ACLS, and critical care medicine
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Current certification in ACLS, ATLS, PALS, and/or NALS
Each aero-medical transport specialist has successfully completed a American Department of Transportation Air Medical Crew-Advanced National Standard Curriculum or its equivalent which has been approved by our medical director. Courses include general topics, patient assessment, flight safety, and management appropriate to the patient in the airborne environment.
