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Unexpected at 24,000 Feet — The Collective
Contributors Dr Toby Shipway and Flight Nurse Jodie Martin return with a little about something that would make any retrievalist sweat – delivering babies in the air. A call came into the Logistics...
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From Sedation Death We learn
Hi folks THis is a sedation related death of a suicidal patient under the involuntary section of the Mental health act. This should never happen but it does and I have written and spoken about this...
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Outback aeromedical marathon mission!
Detail on marathon mission. Again most kudos to Jane, remote area RN, with critical patient for >24hr; pt privacy precludes more detail. pic.twitter.com/h9e5u6HvFs — Alan Garner (@GarnAlan) March...
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Ketamine reduces the need for intubation in patients with acute severe mental...
Ketamine reduces the need for intubation in patients with acute severe mental illness and agitation requiring transport to definitive care: An observational studyFiled under: Aeromedical retrieval,...
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Anaesthetists and air ambulance : the perfect fit?
Anaesthetists probably a good choice when staffing air ambulanceshttps://t.co/nXjhNwWlW7#preparedforEMdocstorm — Andreas J Krüger (@andreasjkruger) May 18, 2017Filed under: Aeromedical retrieval...
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Canadian air ambulance simulator!
Alberta's new air ambulance simulator is a Canadian first https://t.co/F95l5Ul65Y — alan drummond (@alandrummond2) June 2, 2017Filed under: Aeromedical retrieval, simulation Tagged: aeromedical,...
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Psychiatric aeromedical retrieval in 2017
Filed under: Aeromedical retrieval, mental-health, psychiatric Tagged: 2017, aeromedical, psychiatric
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Comparison of five video-assisted intubation devices by novice and expert...
Full article here as Open access! Image from Twitter. No financial disclosures Clearly beyond RetrievalFiled under: Aeromedical retrieval, Online critical airway training, video-laryngoscopy Tagged:...
View ArticleIntroduction to Aeromedical Transport by Wellington ICU 2017
An introduction to Aeromedical Transport from Wellington ICU 2017https://t.co/9o1f9M1Alt — Minh Le Cong (@ketaminh) November 2, 2017
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Ketamine Sedation for Patients With Acute Behavioral Disturbance During...
Ketamine Sedation for Patients With Acute Behavioral Disturbance During Aeromedical Retrieval: A Retrospective Chart Review Below is a draft copy of the above article and is published here in...
View ArticleRealities of Outback flying
A little glimpse at operational realities in the Top End https://t.co/3bSXGfphGZ — Alan Garner (@GarnAlan) January 17, 2018
View ArticleIs there a midwife on board!? ok we will take a doctor then
Off-duty doctors helped deliver a baby during an eight-hour flight https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
View ArticleThe longest neonatal transport journey ever attempted in Australia
The longest neonatal transport journey ever attempted in Australia has saved the life of a baby from Nhulunbuy. https://t.co/mRha9MsMCU pic.twitter.com/VkvGuaKipE — ABC Darwin (@abcdarwin) May 11, 2018
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Meet Dr Ola Brown who set up a flying doctor service in Nigeria!
Meet Ola Brown, the doctor who set up a flying doctor service in Nigeria pic.twitter.com/N0mF1C1PAR — BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) May 21, 2018 Loved this interview thanks...
View ArticleAeromedical Retrieval and Case Presentations with Paramedics Australasia,...
Another outstanding Paramedics Australasia #PACPD event being held in Brisbane. Aeromedical Retrieval & Case Presentations. Dr Rob Cardwell, Paramedics Amy Craike & Eugene O'mara. 13 June '18....
View ArticleQuebec air ambulance officially allows Parents on flights
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View ArticleReports from Warsaw – The AirMed Wrap Part 1
Reports from Warsaw – The AirMed Wrap Part 1 Reports from Warsaw – The AirMed Wrap Part 1 — Read on careflightcollective.com/2018/07/07/reports-from-warsaw-the-airmed-wrap-part-1/
View ArticleAeromedical transport decision making in USA : time for review?
Aeromedical Transport Eligibility: Right patient, right time, right transport. That balance is essential for cost-benefit success.https://t.co/j7XuHeKhbK — AsMA (@Aero_Med) July 8, 2018
View ArticleThe Horn : prehospital rescue and care on Alpine glacier!
an aeromedical mountain rescue team on Alps near MatterHorn. ep1 they go 2aid of skier fallen into crevasse.Gr8 team work & prehospital decision making.didnt do RSI on glacier but stopped at base...
View ArticleRESCUER study of UK air ambulance fluid resuscitation
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View ArticleMoving the worst of the worst
Moving 'the worst of the worst': A day with Ornge air ambulance https://t.co/xgrqmYV7MF — AAMS (@AAMS) September 17, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
View ArticleInternational aeromedical crew welfare
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View ArticlePHARM Podcast 223 Fear of flying in aeromedical retrieval and a dedication to...
The colleagues of Loretto Harvey, who died while competing in the Townsville Triathlon Festival last weekend say she was caring and selfless. The 50-year-old was well known for her nursing role at the...
View ArticleVentilated Prone position in aeromedical transport
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View ArticleManaging a combative patient in-flight | AirMed&Rescue
What happens when a patient becomes violent, combative, and could potentially become a danger to themselves and/or to the flight crew? Amy Gallagher interviewed a diverse network of air ambulance...
View ArticleCivilian aeromedical retrievals (The Australian experience )
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View ArticleThis eVTOL ambulance designed to airlift critical patients will commence in...
This eVTOL ambulance designed to airlift critical patients will commence in Australia in 2023! | Yanko Design — Read on...
View ArticleDynamics of isolation chamber transports | AirMed&Rescue
Sean Bryan, RN, BSN, Assistant Director of Medical Operations for REVA Air Ambulance, shares the company’s experiences of transporting Covid-19 patients in an isolation unit — Read on...
View ArticleRetrieval podcast with Critical Care Scenarios
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Delays in aeromedical retrieval close to shared borders in Outback
For many years now it has been known that rural hospitals located near shared state/territory borders in Outback Australia have faced an unresolved medical dilemma when it comes to arranging critical...
View ArticleAeromedical transfer of mental health patients in Western Australia
So you are working a locum in remote Western Australia and have a mental health patient requiring aeromedical transfer to a tertiary level psychiatric hospital. What are the issues you need to...
View ArticleAeromedical Transport of Critically Ill Patients: A Literature Review
Aeromedical Transport of Critically Ill Patients: A Literature Review — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8180199/
View ArticleAeromedical retrieval services characteristics globally: a scoping review
Aeromedical retrieval services characteristics globally: a scoping review — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9743498/
View ArticlePregnancy-related aeromedical retrievals in rural and remote Australia:...
Pregnancy-related aeromedical retrievals in rural and remote Australia: national evidence from the Royal Flying Doctor Service — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8077896/
View ArticleSengstaken–Blakemore tube in critical upper gastrointestinal bleeding:...
Sengstaken–Blakemore tube in critical upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Implications for aeromedical retrieval — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9543225/
View ArticleWhen REBOA grows wings: Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the...
When REBOA grows wings: Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta to facilitate aeromedical transport — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8889235/
View ArticleBeware thrombosis risks of intubation for psychiatric aeromedical retrieval
This tragic death in custody in 2017 of a 27 yo woman in Northern Territory highlights the thrombosis risks of using an intubation strategy with general anaesthesia as a form of chemical restraint for...
View ArticleAeromedical retrieval services characteristics globally: a scoping review – PMC
Aeromedical retrieval services characteristics globally: a scoping review – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9743498/
View ArticleAeromedical Transport of Critically Ill Patients: A Literature Review – PMC
Aeromedical Transport of Critically Ill Patients: A Literature Review – PMC — Read on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8180199/
View ArticleThe challenges of remote mental health care in Far North Australia
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Our Medicine
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/our-medicine Episode 2 at 20min mark shows a psychiatric aeromedical retrieval from RFDS Cairns team with use of ketamine infusion for sedation . The patient is...
View ArticleKetamine versus propofol for sedation in acute psychiatric emergencies during...
Ketamine versus propofol for sedation in acute psychiatric emergencies during aeromedical retrieval: a randomized controlled trial — Read on www.aeromedconference.com/10079
View ArticleRisk of complications using a sedation protocol for aeromedical retrieval of...
Risk of complications using a sedation protocol for aeromedical retrieval of acutely unwell mental health patients: a retrospective cohort study in Outback Australia | Emergency Medicine Journal — Read...
View ArticleVentilator‐assisted preoxygenation in an aeromedical retrieval setting –...
Ventilator-assisted preoxygenation (VAPOX) is a method of preoxygenation and apnoeic ventilation, prior to intubation. This article describes the use of VAPOX during intubation of critically unwell p…...
View ArticleMedical Director’s Position Paper: Repatriating Psychiatric Patients | ITIJ
Following on from the Medical Directors’ Forum at ITIC Global in Athens in October 2022, a Position Paper has been published on the international aeromedical transport of patients with psychiatric...
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