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Medical Flight Crew

Rapid response from highly qualified medical professionals is key to impacting outcomes. As such, Air Evac Lifeteam employs medical professionals with advanced emergency and critical care skills.

A registered nurse and paramedic are on every mission. Each specialist brings skills and experience that, when combined, enables the team to deliver the care required immediately as they arrive at the scene of an accident or medical emergency.

Air Evac Lifeteam’s registered nurses average 6 years of critical care experience, with a minimum requirement of 3 years experience. Paramedics average 10 years of active pre-hospital experience, with a minimum requirement of 3 years experience.

All medical crew members must be certified in:

• Basic Life Support
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support or Basic Trauma Life Support

Additional certifications include:

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Critical Care Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic

Ongoing competency standards are achieved through:

• Skills Lab Training
• Simulated Patient Flights
• Helicopter Safety and Landing Zone Instruction
• Quarterly and Annual Competency Training

Medical Directors

A team of emergency physicians and trauma surgeons develop Air Evac Lifeteam’s medical protocols and ensure compliance with medical regulations. Air Evac Lifeteam’s medical directors are chosen from the staffs of leading hospitals across each of the states served by the company.

Clinical Care Services Department

The Clinical Care Services Department centrally coordinates and executes quality assurance and quality improvement programs, as well as exercising continuous review of medical protocols, and development of employee and outreach education.

Our Aviation Experts

Pilots

Air Evac Lifeteam’s instrument-rated pilots are skilled aviators who become proficient air medical pilots by training under its proprietary and Federal Aviation Authority-approved program. Each certified pilot meets FAA standards and has flown, on average, more than 5,700 hours.

Only pilots who meet or exceed their respective state’s requirements are considered by Air Evac Lifeteam. Before a pilot can fly for Air Evac Lifeteam, the candidate must demonstrate instrument proficiency in a dedicated flight training simulator. Air Evac Lifeteam is among the few air medical companies with this stringent requirement.

Pilots must also achieve standards established in Air Evac Lifeteam’s proprietary, FAA-approved training program. The 14-day course delivers operational and procedural instruction, as well as aircraft and mission-specific training in the Bell-206 LongRanger helicopter.

As part of their continuous improvement program, all pilots are required to complete recurrent, week-long training on an annual basis. Mission-specific training includes flying at night and landing on unimproved rural terrain, such as pastures and fields. Base assignment requires rigorous flight orientation training to become and authority on local terrain, hospitals and landmarks.

Mechanics

Air Evac Lifeteam’s award-winning maintenance program is driven by a team of more than 74 dedicated mechanics employing more than one field mechanic per base. Mechanics must hold an Air Frame and Power Plant license, and have had more than one year’s experience in helicopter maintenance prior to joining Air Evac Lifeteam. All Air Evac Lifeteam mechanics undergo thorough maintenance training specific to maintaining its fleet of Bell 206 LongRanger aircraft.

Additionally, the company’s 50,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art aircraft refurbishment facility employs more than 60 aviation professionals, specialized in mechanics, avionics, sheet metal fabricating and aircraft painting, unique in the air medical industry.

Corporate Infrastructure

Each of Air Evac Lifeteam’s bases is supported by a substantial corporate infrastructure to ensure mission accomplishment. The company’s significant investment in its operations and bases is evidenced by the fact that Air Evac Lifeteam maintains a ratio of at least 6 support staff for each base.