Topic: Air Ambulance Services
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Snow Sports Safety: Skiing, Snowboarding, and Air Medical Emergencies
Snow Sports Safety: Skiing, Snowboarding, and Air Medical Emergencies Snow sports safety is essential for skiing and snowboarding in winter mountain terrain. Most days are routine, but serious injuries can happen quickly. Winter mountain sports are fast, physical, and unpredictable. The days that are not usually involve a collision, a...
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Snow Sports Safety: Skiing, Snowboarding, and Air Medical Emergencies Snow sports safety is essential for skiing and snowboarding in winter mountain terrain. Most days are routine, but serious injuries can happen quickly. Winter mountain sports are fast, physical, and unpredictable. The days that are not usually involve a collision, a...
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Community Growth and Changing Healthcare Access: Why Air Medical Transport Matters More Each Year
Healthcare access across the United States is changing in ways that influence how quickly patients can reach emergency and specialty care. Population growth, rural hospital instability, and the consolidation of advanced medical services have increased the distance between communities and the treatment they need. These shifts have strengthened the role...
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Inside Air Medical Safety: Helmets, Flight Gear, Avionics, and the 360° Walkaround
At PHI Air Medical, safety is more than procedures — it’s a culture shaped by people. Pilots, flight nurses, flight paramedics, and mechanics work together with proven habits that keep every mission safe. Helmets, protective suits, advanced avionics, disciplined maintenance, careful landing zone evaluation, and a life-saving walkaround before each...
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From Highway to Hospital: How Air Medical Teams Coordinate with Ground EMS
When a major car crash blocks the highway, when a farmer suffers a crushing injury miles from town, or when a cardiac arrest strikes far from a hospital, minutes matter. In those moments, lives often hinge on the coordinated efforts of two groups: ground emergency medical services (EMS) and air...
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