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GeneralWhat is an air ambulance?An air ambulance is a business class aircraft (ex. Gulfstream, Lear, King Air) thathas been medically customized with stretchers, advanced life support equipment,medications and a specialized flight-trained medical staff.
Why would a patient need an air ambulance?- Extensive or urgent medical attention is needed and time is critical- Critical illness or injury where patient cannot be transported by commercial means - Injury or illness while traveling in a foreign country- Illness or injury requiring treatment by a specialist
What do I need to do to prepare for a medical transport? The only things you are responsible for are choosing a receiving hospital andphysician, time and date for trip, and furnishing payment information. We can helpyou select a receiving facility if you are unsure of the best choices. If yourtravel dates are flexible, we will work with you on trip options. Angel Medflightwill arrange everything else air and ground transportation, medical team, flightcrew, accompanying passengers, coordinating medical personnel and facilities, filinginsurance claims, and anything else that may arise. Our goal is a smooth transportfor all involved.
What other services do you offer? Angel Medflight is dedicated to efficient, caring patient transport. We arrangeground and air ambulance transfers; medical escorts on airlines, cruise ships,railway, or by other commercial means; airline stretcher transports forinternational flights; and basically any affiliated service that assists in makingthe trip easier for patient and family. We ll make arrangements for pets, luggage,automobiles, fellow travelers, customs (if international transfer), hotels,insurance, facilities anything the patient and their family need to feelcomfortable and in good hands during the trip.
Are you licensed and insured?Yes, we are fully licensed and insured. Our aircraft operate under Great WesternAir s fully operational FAA Part 135 certificate. All flight crew and medical staffmaintain all required licenses and certifications. Angel Medflight is also CAMTSaccredited.
Medical How many medical personnel are with the patient on each transfer?A minimum of two medical personnel, one of whom is either a physician or a criticalcare flight nurse, accompany the patient on each transport. Paramedics, respiratorytherapists, physicians assistants and perfusionists are also available for transportdependent upon the patient s needs.
What kind of training/experience do they have?All of our medical staff are board certified, air certified and have at least fiveyears experience in emergency medicine. They undergo a rigorous initial orientationprior to flying with patients. Additionally, all medical personnel participate in100 hours of didactic and clinical continuing education annually. We also perform aquality review following each trip.
What does bedside to bedside medical transport mean?To ensure continuity of care, our medical team is with the patient from the verybeginning. Our team arrives at the patient s bedside at the sending facility orhospital. We meet with sending medical staff, assess the patient s condition andcomfort the patient. Our team accompanies the patient in the ground ambulance to theairfield, constantly monitoring patient condition and offering comfort and support.The Angel Medflight team flies with the patient, then accompanies the patient byground ambulance to the receiving hospital or facility. We discuss the trip with thereceiving medical staff to ensure that they are up to date on the patient s currentcondition. At this point, we have come full circle, and in so doing, have assuredthe patient has received the finest medical care.
What equipment and medications are on board the aircraft?Standard medical equipment includes stretchers, oxygen, ventilator, cardiacmonitor/defibrillator, resuscitation equipment, suction, intubation equipment,balloon pump, IV, ACLS drug complement, and any other specialty equipment necessaryfor each individual patient. Angel Medflight also carries the most proactive arrayof antibiotics for bacterial and parasitic infections in the air ambulance industry.
About Angel MedflightBased in Scottsdale, AZ, Angel Care is a division of Angel Medflight Worldwide AirAmbulance Services which operates a fleet of fixed-wing, 100% medically dedicatedaircraft with fully trained medical and flight personnel. It is the only airambulance service in the country to offer ground ambulance transfers, whether inconjunction with or separate from air transports.
For more information, log onto www.angelmedflight.com.
