| Usually, it covers everything we need as the injured or | | | | medical technicians, paramedics, flight nurses, a |
| critically ill patient plus the family members, like | | | | respiratory therapist, a surgeon, anesthetist, trauma |
| bed-to-bed services, manages ground transportation, | | | | specialist, and even a physician. It depends on the type |
| specialized medical care during transport, and other | | | | of service provider, the vehicle used for air ambulance |
| necessary things. | | | | itself, and medical treatment requirements for the |
| The staffs who work on the air ambulance service | | | | patient. All the medical staffs are required to have |
| can be categorized as the medical and the flight crew. | | | | ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS |
| The flight crew's duty is obvious, to keep the aircraft in | | | | (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certifications. |
| flight. However these guys aren't just rookies who'd | | | | What kind of treatments that the ambulance staffs will |
| just gotten their flying license, they're in fact an | | | | provide? They offer from basic life to critical care |
| experienced flight crew with thousands of hours of | | | | support. The basic life is the most simple because their |
| flight time. Some are even harden military veterans, | | | | patient only needs minimal life support. The crew |
| because their skills are really needed to negotiate | | | | should be able to handle some illness like cardiac |
| many treacherous terrains to extract patient. Most air | | | | defibrillation, ability to control and monitor dysrhythmia, |
| ambulance crew consists of pilot, co-pilot, and flight | | | | establish and maintain respiratory airways, and of |
| engineer. Advancements in avionic technology | | | | course administer drugs. The medium one is advanced |
| however allows only two pilots or just one flying the | | | | life support. They handle patients who suffer trauma, |
| aircraft, while still allowing them to monitor many | | | | burns, and/or cardiac failure, but may suffer from a |
| engineering aspects during flight. | | | | variety of other conditions. |
| Things that are certain is that an air ambulance service | | | | The utmost air ambulance treatment is the critical care. |
| will routinely transport to and from hospitals, nursing | | | | This type of care is mostly essential for severely ill or |
| homes, rehabilitation facilities, hospices, and private | | | | injured patients. Critical care air medical transport may |
| residences with a highly trained group that will | | | | include a physician or other specialty staff. Some of |
| safeguard lives by providing medical treatment | | | | the air ambulance services also provide a private |
| services while transporting patient. The air ambulance | | | | service for critical care patients. |
| specialist usually consists of emergency or critical care | | | | |