The International Air Rescue and Air Ambulance magazine
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Two very demanding rescue environments are highlighted: high altitudes in the Himalaya, and the African Challenge. An interview with a Flying Doctor in Kenya sums up the topic. Cabin sizes are an important factor in finding the "right" helicopter for a HEMS operation.
Austrian Christophorus Air Rescue flying through financial turbulences. German Air Force's MedEvac Flying Hospital, Polish Air Rescue, Scottish Air Ambulance Service; the new Association of Air Ambulances (AAA) in England; new fleet management and navigation tools. Flight Safety and what the manufacturers can do; HAI President Matt Zuccaro shares his views on safety.
AIRMED2008, the Patient Transport Compartment (PTC), medical escorts on regular airline flights, the German Maritime Search and Rescue Organization, AAMS and the Medical Transport Leadership Institute (MTLI). Flight Safety in the aftermath of the Flagstaff accident.
Criteria for the selection of suitable HEMS helicopters, interviews Bell Helicopter chairman R. Millman, a look at the HEMS crew member's position on the team. International 2007 rescue statistics and a close look at the financial situation of air rescue. Airway management and simulation cover the air medical facet. Portraits of Luxembourg Air Rescue and Air Zermatt.
