Medical Staffing 

Air Medical Care out of this stratosphere.

AirMed utilizes a wider range of medical staffing than others in the medical transport business. Altitude-experienced physicians, trauma nurses and respiratory therapists are common on AirMed flights while rarely available with other companies. This is especially important in complicated medical cases and on international missions, which is why the company also taps medical professionals from many areas of adult and pediatric specialties. Thirty-two percent of our international flights involve patients classified in poor to critical condition, and 22% are ventilator dependent. Routinely lasting more than 20 hours, these transports require the highest level of patient care.

All medical team members must complete medical and flight safety training, conducted jointly by the AirMed Medical and Flight Departments, before they are allowed to staff an AirMed flight.

The AirMed Medical Department uses multiple levels of medical staffing to provide each patient with the most appropriate and cost efficient care. For neonatal transports, AirMed provides a specialized team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and respiratory therapists.  Medical teams with experience in a wide range of specialties are available for both adult and pediatric AirMed transports. 

THE MULTIPLE LEVELS OF AIR MEDICAL CARE AVAILABLE ON EVERY AIRMED TRANSPORT ARE:

LEVEL I: A specially trained Physician, one ICU-trained Registered Nurse and a Respiratory Therapist (in some cases a Nurse Practitioner may replace the Physician, and a second Registered nurse may replace the Respiratory Therapist on the three person team)

LEVEL II: A specially trained physician and an ICU-trained Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapist (in some cases a Nurse Practitioner may replace the Physician)

LEVEL III: Two ICU trained Registered Nurses or one ICU-trained Registered Nurse and a Respiratory Therapist

Go inside our aircraft to see the medical capabilities onboard.