Worked with you guys working in the ER at Ivinson in Laramie, WY. Top notch, professional crews with each and every Lifeline Transfer, rotor or fixed wing. So glad for this channel and your high-quality content.
Wow! My brain hurts just watching this video! Your level of expertise and your ability to clearly and concisely explain all your aircraft's features and your various roles is most impressive. Hopefully, I'll never need your services when we're wheeling out west, but I hope you're the team that arrives if anything serious ever happens. Great video as always! Keep up your amazing work!
I've worked a number of helo medevacs when I lived in Colorado in RMNP, Indian Peaks, and other frontrange locations. These crews are top notch. We would often hike in for miles to locate, treat, and stabilize the patient. Then we would often have to carry the patient for miles or a hours in a litter to a suitable LZ. One of the pilots I knew was a former Army 160th SOAR Night Stalker pilot. That guy had mad skills and nerves of steel. It takes a hell of a lot of skill, trust, and coordination when the pilot is holding one skid on a rock while the ground rescue and flight crew work around the aircraft to load a patient in a litter. Props to those who work the ground and in the air.
My brother has been a flight nurse with AM for 5 years now…and on the countdown to under a couple years as he works towards his NP. He started on the Astar and now on a diff base with a 130. I haven’t had to opportunity to tour his craft but since I live in a city with two level ones and he is regionally close, I’ve seen him fly over a few times. This really helped me understand what the work station is and how it all works.
Just finished Paramedic school, this is my main goal but I need to get my experience. Thank you for taking us on a tour , I would love to just spend a minute in that beauty !
Interesting, thanks for the Video! In Austria we have a lot of EMS helicopters, but we can´t use AS350s because of safety standards required by EASA. You have to have 2 engines and a CAT A certified airframe. Most of what we use are H135s and some MD902s, some Crtitical Care services use H145s which give a lot of room. The A-Star just seems so impractical and crammed.
You also don't have half the altitude that we have in Colorado. I would love to fly a bigger helicopter though, it just isn't as versatile as an AStart for us
They run the A-Star because is cheap and it boosts their bottom line. The A-Star does have descent hot an high performance though and is not an ideal platform to work in at all.
That is true and it was an inaccurate statement. However, the helicopter used to get to Everest base camp is an AStar, same for the helicopter that has the world record for landing on top of Everest. Air Zermatt Carries an incredibly light fuel load in their larger helicopter and takes multiple trips to bring personnel to rescues. Before transporting the patient to a hospital they land and refuel which isn’t really an option for a lot of US operations
This is awesome. I always wanted to be a flight nurse. I’ve flown with VCU Critical Care and Vidant Eastcare here in NC/VA or birds are a little different. Our patients are usually on the left side in the middle we load and unload from the very rare. Awesome video. Love the break down of what’s in the trauma bags and the reason for it… best air ambulance video I’ve seen ☺️
I have been watching your videos for years now and just realized that we met and have actually run calls together in the past few months. I am a volunteer firefighter up in one of the mountain communities to your west. We frequently work with lifeline 1 and your crew.
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain all of this to us! Love your vids, you never disappoint and always find a way to explain everything to an understandable level.
14:55 - Well, whatever the cuff pressure of an endotracheal tube in the _esophagus_ reads, I'd rather suggest to take it out and push it down the windpipe instead 🤣... - Seriously now, thanks for that video. Here, across the pond (Austria 🇦🇹), the A350 A-stars have been discontinued in HEMS pretty much two decades ago, since EU regulations require a twin-engine aircraft. There have been a few AS355 around though, but nowadays our operators use mostly EC135, and occasionally you would see an MD 902, an EC145, a Leonardo 109 or a Bell 429. The maximum altitude we need to get to is 12,500 ft, hence crew oxygen is not required, but flight medics need also to be trained mountain rescue specialists on top of their medical qualification. Again, thanks for that insight and always happy landings! 🚁
In Germany where I'm from Ambulance and ambush helicopters are free...well sort of I mean its built into our social welfare taxes which everyone has to pay. I still don't know why in the US they don't do this other some really petty dumb reasons. I just feel bad for the patients that are stuck with crippling medical debt after being injured or sick.
@@scottyweimuller6152 Having worked a number of mountain recues in the US I can tell you that maybe 10% were true accidents. The other 90% are DUMB people doing DUMB stuff. The citizens should not have to pay for others stupidity.
@@carbonking53 that's why you're country is so messed up and everyone laughs at you. Please try again when you understand what you're talking about. Doubt you will though and just push some political agenda like %99 of you Americans do. 😉
@@carbonking53 You're so full of shit.....I can tell youre not German one and also way to delete your last message which I can see in my notifs. Feildermaus 🤦♂️
1. Well, that was overwhelming. So much stuff in that video! 2. Really happy to see your crew. I'd like to know more about your pilot (cursus, expérience, etc.) and the nurse (and how do you split the work between the two of you, etc). 3. I think that video one of the hell of a Ad for your employer! 4. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Canada.
I think being a med-transport pilot would be one of the coolest gigs EVER...flying around in a helicopter literally rescuing people? SIGN ME UP!! lol It's interesting how much weight (or lack thereof) is a focus. And, landing on Everest? Pretty awesome! Keep doin' big things!!
We use Bell 206 helicopters for wilderness rescue because of dense forest and soft terrain/snow. Hard to work on a patient while in flight but it does the job. Would love to fly with an Astar setup like yours. Critical care transports here are all fixed wing. Thank you for the walk around video. I appreciate the content you put out.
Great video! Can you briefly discuss the differences in roles between the flight medic and flight nurse? I'm sure there's a lot of overlap but any info would be awesome!
People don't realize how much altitude affects rotary aircraft. There were a few times running CASEVAC and SAR in Afghanistan where our Pave Hawks were loaded down with multiple casualties on top of 12K-13K foot topography, and the rotors really couldn't grab enough air to get more than a couple feet of lift, and usually, once you applied any cyclic you were slamming back into the ground. So the pilots had to bunny hop the aircraft down the slope until we could get enough altitude, or until we reached a face, in which case we basically kind of fell off the mountain until we gained lift. Pucker factor through the roof.
very good info i wish i woild've stayed in the field. I'm sure you get alot of questions but, mine is simple. After your "handoff" to ER how do you get all off this highspeed gear back to the aircraft?
Awesome beard first off but also could you make a video about the o2 system on the helicopter. Wondering about how different it is from a ground ambulance. Do you guys have a main o2 tank or how does that work?
Dude, don't let that stop you. I knew a guy that flew with University of Louisville STAT Flight, back in the day. He was around 6'4" and around 260. You just need to find a service that has an aircraft that can carry you. Back then UofL flew a BK117. Also, they would schedule him with a smaller RN.
@@Pimpdown24 that's always an option. And one thing I've learned in 30 years of working EMS...look for options. Always look to move forward and upward! Good luck in the future, my brother! Stay Safe!
Hey Sam, Thank You for the video, I had no idea the the helicopter had so much equipment inside! Also My Parents say Hi to your pilot, they went to High School with her. Anyway Thank You for all the educational videos, Keep it up!
HEMS humor: A service in Southwestern Wisconsin has “ECNALUMBA” inscribed on its nose. So drivers can tell what’s following them down the road, I suppose. In Minneapolis several years ago, a helicopter made a forced landing on the Hennepin County Medical Center parking lot. Somebody put a parking ticket n it. That was among the funniest news photos that hit the papers a day or so later.
That helicopter has pretty tight quarters between crew, patient, gear and supplies. After you load the patient and crew onboard, where does the orange grab bag reside during the flight?
If y’all are only using straps for your Maquet IABP, then you need to check out the mounting plate for it. REACH should be able to get y’all one since other GMR services are already using them and have been for years.
Why do you blur out Uchealth? Aircraft operated by REACH. In the FAA database you can look up the model of the helicopter in an area to see who flies them. N65RX and N68RX are the two operated in Colorado.
You mentioned getting a new laryngoscope- if you have any say in that decision, I can’t recommend enough the McGrath MAC. Much more compact and lightweight compared to the glidescope
Oh damn, I didnt know you were out of colorado, in the nicest way possible i hope i never have to meet you haha but god forbid if i do im glad im in good hands
Damn you’re not kidding about it being an ER that can do 120. If weight wasn’t such a concern you could definitely use more than 3 people in the helicopter.
Bigger chopper means bigger footprints, probably not good for mountainous regions. And you shouldn't make your LZ with a Daisy Cutter in USA (or whatever your home country is), I mean, you could, but you really shouldn't.
We’re only carrying fentanyl, versed, and ketamine. We use to carry diazepam, lorazepam, morphine on top of the former; but we didn’t use them as much so we got rid of them.
Is there is a difference in what skills the flight nurse can do versus the medic? Our local Lifeflight also has a flight nurse and a flight medic on the bird and I'm curious what the difference is in what they are allowed to do otherwise why not 2 medics or 2 flight nurses on board? Thanks!
Our flight care service will actually come in to help in the ER and help with codes and rapids. Ive actually seen where physicians were taking a bit to long with intubating and our flight care medic was about done with there games and took over lol. What would you say the difference in skill and responsibility between rn and medic on the helicopter, how do you determine who needs to be responsible for what on a patient due to skill set?
Think like your pilot: Aviate. Navigate. Communicate. Honest assessment on team's individual strengths/weaknesses. Continued training against weakness (Everyone has room to improve their skillset.) Communications between medical team during preflight/outbound (Never involve flight crew with patient's medical status. Absolutely never. Flight's sole responsibility: Go/No go.) Division of duties prior to landing: Make the action plan. Put that plan into action. Flex. Work the problem. Avoid the problem working you. Avoid mistaking rank for competency: Patient's needs take priority. Always.
Start with the Military! Army or USCG are prob best places to fly helos tbh. My dad is a retired H-60 pilot for the USCG and misses it terribly. Army has more flight spots than the Coast Guard though. The military flight training is far and away better than the civilian side.
Just wondering how you guys fly ECMOs in a Astar? Here in Florida we have multiple programs that do HEMS There a bunch single engines B407s a bunch of EC135s and they will not take a ECMO. There are 3 EC145s which we have 2 of them 1 EC155, 3 S76s and 4 AW139s that will take ECMO. My ? is how do you take a ECMO pt that is a vented train wreck with 10 pumps, Swan, ECMO With a Nurse, Medic and or RT and a Perfusionist? And safely transport them? The Astar is a venerable platform in high altitude but i am just trying to figure out how you are stuffing all that stuff and people in there and getting past w/b safely.
How many "Calls" do you get (per week) Is it a busy schedule? Crew / Aircraft rotation? Down time / Maintenance? Regularity Private aircraft are fairly regular. I see the local Police helicopters in the afternoons and nights. Ambulance helicopters (regular routes) and emergency landings in a nearby park sometimes. But I don't really know what the routine is. (lifestyle)
Could you maybe do a video on what are the differences between you and the flight nurse And maybe some of the different scopes of practice and things that you guys do
Flight medics and nurses are trained to the same set of skills and both can perform the same procedures. For example the nurses are trained to intubate and the medics are trained to run balloon pumps and such. Due to the environment they work in they have to be able to do each other’s jobs as needed
I know you mentioned a fully kitted 230 lb max weight requirement, but is there any height requirements? I am 6’3” 200 lbs, I know things would be a little cramped, but would me being a little taller actually bar me from being hired?
omg this is so interesting i have so many questions- is the pilot medically trained as well? and would a lucas device be onboard if not for the weight/bulk of it, or is it not feasible for other reasons? what if compressions are needed- do you have the space and in-flight stability for cpr? and did I miss a portable o2 tank or do you just rely on the helicopter’s o2 system?
Pilot is not medically trained and they are actually specifically forbidden to work in EMS outside their pilot job. We want them to be able to make clear safety decisions that are not swayed by the patients condition. Lucas is simply to big and heavy to carry routinely. If a sending agency has one on we can transport it but that’s it. Left seat can perform CPR but it is difficult and we do our best not to transport cardiac arrests. We have a portable tank I forgot to show under the right seat.
I used to want to be a flight medic the army made we want to do it on the civilian side that's until the first year of civilian ems 3 friends of mine got killed in 3 separate crashes each one of them died during or after flights of perfectly stable patients that could have been interfacility transfered by ground. That really soured it for me
I am sorry to hear that. Back around 2008 HEMS was one of the most dangerous industries in the US. Since that time HEMS had undergone a huge overhaul in its equipment and safety culture. It is still dangerous, but it is a lot safer nowadays
no youre right it has gotten better i just hate seeing high risk transport used as an interfacility cash cow now and not what its best at which is getting trauma to the hospital in that golden hour from the middle of nowhere. for a while there here in OK we had over 8 birds in less than 100 square miles and they were all racing for the IFT's
Sadly I have heard (while dropping off 911 patients) hospital ED staff say "just call _______ (insert local HEMS name)" because they don't want to wait 45 minutes for a ground medic truck to arrive, even though the patient is not emergent. It's a bit frustrating to hear that they are tying up a HEMS unit, when someone else may need it more, and on top of that costing the patient's thousands more in bills because of convenience. HEMS units should be able to refuse, although I would assume they won't because of the liability and PR.
I'm a pilot of Mi 171 and Kamov 32, but i want to fly this little badass chopper and save people! Is there any way to come from Russia and get this job?
Worked with you guys working in the ER at Ivinson in Laramie, WY. Top notch, professional crews with each and every Lifeline Transfer, rotor or fixed wing. So glad for this channel and your high-quality content.
The pilot and nurse are GORGEOUS!
I am gorgeous to.
@@PrepMedic You hush and do your work, lol.
@@iamReddingtonOHHHH SHHHH😂
Wow! My brain hurts just watching this video! Your level of expertise and your ability to clearly and concisely explain all your aircraft's features and your various roles is most impressive. Hopefully, I'll never need your services when we're wheeling out west, but I hope you're the team that arrives if anything serious ever happens. Great video as always! Keep up your amazing work!
I've worked a number of helo medevacs when I lived in Colorado in RMNP, Indian Peaks, and other frontrange locations. These crews are top notch. We would often hike in for miles to locate, treat, and stabilize the patient. Then we would often have to carry the patient for miles or a hours in a litter to a suitable LZ. One of the pilots I knew was a former Army 160th SOAR Night Stalker pilot. That guy had mad skills and nerves of steel. It takes a hell of a lot of skill, trust, and coordination when the pilot is holding one skid on a rock while the ground rescue and flight crew work around the aircraft to load a patient in a litter. Props to those who work the ground and in the air.
I was looking forward to this one - it doesn't disappoint. Many thanks, as ever, for all your videos.
My brother has been a flight nurse with AM for 5 years now…and on the countdown to under a couple years as he works towards his NP.
He started on the Astar and now on a diff base with a 130.
I haven’t had to opportunity to tour his craft but since I live in a city with two level ones and he is regionally close, I’ve seen him fly over a few times.
This really helped me understand what the work station is and how it all works.
Damn this is so bad ass!! I’ve always wanted to be a flight nurse… maybe one day!!
Just finished Paramedic school, this is my main goal but I need to get my experience. Thank you for taking us on a tour , I would love to just spend a minute in that beauty !
Interesting, thanks for the Video! In Austria we have a lot of EMS helicopters, but we can´t use AS350s because of safety standards required by EASA. You have to have 2 engines and a CAT A certified airframe. Most of what we use are H135s and some MD902s, some Crtitical Care services use H145s which give a lot of room. The A-Star just seems so impractical and crammed.
You also don't have half the altitude that we have in Colorado. I would love to fly a bigger helicopter though, it just isn't as versatile as an AStart for us
@@PrepMedic Lots of European countries have very similar altitudes - France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria
They run the A-Star because is cheap and it boosts their bottom line. The A-Star does have descent hot an high performance though and is not an ideal platform to work in at all.
@@PrepMedic "Half the altitude" ?? Some mountains in the Alps are definetly waaay higher than the Rockys.
That is true and it was an inaccurate statement. However, the helicopter used to get to Everest base camp is an AStar, same for the helicopter that has the world record for landing on top of Everest. Air Zermatt Carries an incredibly light fuel load in their larger helicopter and takes multiple trips to bring personnel to rescues. Before transporting the patient to a hospital they land and refuel which isn’t really an option for a lot of US operations
This is awesome. I always wanted to be a flight nurse. I’ve flown with VCU Critical Care and Vidant Eastcare here in NC/VA or birds are a little different. Our patients are usually on the left side in the middle we load and unload from the very rare. Awesome video. Love the break down of what’s in the trauma bags and the reason for it… best air ambulance video I’ve seen ☺️
Your a great roll model.
I appreciate that!
I have been watching your videos for years now and just realized that we met and have actually run calls together in the past few months. I am a volunteer firefighter up in one of the mountain communities to your west. We frequently work with lifeline 1 and your crew.
This was so awesome. It is amazing to watch your career development over the years. You are an inspiration. 🤙
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain all of this to us! Love your vids, you never disappoint and always find a way to explain everything to an understandable level.
14:55 - Well, whatever the cuff pressure of an endotracheal tube in the _esophagus_ reads, I'd rather suggest to take it out and push it down the windpipe instead 🤣... - Seriously now, thanks for that video. Here, across the pond (Austria 🇦🇹), the A350 A-stars have been discontinued in HEMS pretty much two decades ago, since EU regulations require a twin-engine aircraft. There have been a few AS355 around though, but nowadays our operators use mostly EC135, and occasionally you would see an MD 902, an EC145, a Leonardo 109 or a Bell 429. The maximum altitude we need to get to is 12,500 ft, hence crew oxygen is not required, but flight medics need also to be trained mountain rescue specialists on top of their medical qualification.
Again, thanks for that insight and always happy landings! 🚁
This channel is amazing. Thank you for the content.
God bless you guys for all you do, you are awesome thankyou all
Mad respect to everybody!
Piloting helicopters is insane
That was great Sam! thanks. all your videos are really Excellent!
Cool vid and just want to say I appreciate what you folks do., thank you 🙏🏽
if an ambulance costs that much in the US imagine the costs of a helicopter medivac
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Here’s your answer, kinda
In Germany where I'm from Ambulance and ambush helicopters are free...well sort of I mean its built into our social welfare taxes which everyone has to pay. I still don't know why in the US they don't do this other some really petty dumb reasons. I just feel bad for the patients that are stuck with crippling medical debt after being injured or sick.
@@scottyweimuller6152 Having worked a number of mountain recues in the US I can tell you that maybe 10% were true accidents. The other 90% are DUMB people doing DUMB stuff. The citizens should not have to pay for others stupidity.
@@carbonking53 that's why you're country is so messed up and everyone laughs at you. Please try again when you understand what you're talking about. Doubt you will though and just push some political agenda like %99 of you Americans do. 😉
@@carbonking53 You're so full of shit.....I can tell youre not German one and also way to delete your last message which I can see in my notifs. Feildermaus 🤦♂️
1. Well, that was overwhelming. So much stuff in that video!
2. Really happy to see your crew. I'd like to know more about your pilot (cursus, expérience, etc.) and the nurse (and how do you split the work between the two of you, etc).
3. I think that video one of the hell of a Ad for your employer!
4. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Canada.
I really appreciate your videos! Thank you so much for taking the time to post these videos!
Seems pretty tight compared to the H145 which is commonly used in germany. My dad loved the SAR UH-1D as medic because it was so spacious.
I think being a med-transport pilot would be one of the coolest gigs EVER...flying around in a helicopter literally rescuing people? SIGN ME UP!! lol
It's interesting how much weight (or lack thereof) is a focus. And, landing on Everest? Pretty awesome!
Keep doin' big things!!
We use Bell 206 helicopters for wilderness rescue because of dense forest and soft terrain/snow. Hard to work on a patient while in flight but it does the job. Would love to fly with an Astar setup like yours. Critical care transports here are all fixed wing. Thank you for the walk around video. I appreciate the content you put out.
God Bless you guys! Thank you for what you do!
Great video! Can you briefly discuss the differences in roles between the flight medic and flight nurse? I'm sure there's a lot of overlap but any info would be awesome!
Nice video. Nice program. H125 just brings back too many memories of Flight For Life.
People don't realize how much altitude affects rotary aircraft. There were a few times running CASEVAC and SAR in Afghanistan where our Pave Hawks were loaded down with multiple casualties on top of 12K-13K foot topography, and the rotors really couldn't grab enough air to get more than a couple feet of lift, and usually, once you applied any cyclic you were slamming back into the ground. So the pilots had to bunny hop the aircraft down the slope until we could get enough altitude, or until we reached a face, in which case we basically kind of fell off the mountain until we gained lift. Pucker factor through the roof.
I wasn't expecting to read about a bunny hopping helicopter. Let alone that it was a Pave Hawk 😂 Insane! I wonder which SOP this was from...
@@insoYT Unwritten SOP called "Get us off this fucking mountain."
very good info i wish i woild've stayed in the field. I'm sure you get alot of questions but, mine is simple. After your "handoff" to ER how do you get all off this highspeed gear back to the aircraft?
Great video like how you were able to summarize the med bags cool items have a great day
Could you upload a 2021 updated “off duty EDC” video?
Great video Sam...
That OB kit is so cute 🤣
Awesome beard first off but also could you make a video about the o2 system on the helicopter. Wondering about how different it is from a ground ambulance. Do you guys have a main o2 tank or how does that work?
yes Sapphire we use at Sutter
use of impella at Advent hospital in Orlando, FL🎉
you are right not many use this pump
I was told I was too big for a flight medic, I’m 6’5 and 260lbs so this is as close as I’ll get
Dude, don't let that stop you. I knew a guy that flew with University of Louisville STAT Flight, back in the day. He was around 6'4" and around 260. You just need to find a service that has an aircraft that can carry you. Back then UofL flew a BK117. Also, they would schedule him with a smaller RN.
@@TacMedTV where I live my options are limited, we basically all have ec135s so I’d have to move somewhere without the mountains most likely.
@@Pimpdown24 that's always an option. And one thing I've learned in 30 years of working EMS...look for options. Always look to move forward and upward! Good luck in the future, my brother! Stay Safe!
@@TacMedTV thanks man you too
@@Pimpdown24 Wouldn't have an issue with us.
Thanks for getting my kit into a professional set up.
Hey Sam, Thank You for the video, I had no idea the the helicopter had so much equipment inside! Also My Parents say Hi to your pilot, they went to High School with her. Anyway Thank You for all the educational videos, Keep it up!
Great video!
Thanks!
Just saying nice beard
No good for a pandemic tho. Mask won't fit properly.
paramedics always have good haircuts and sometimes nice beards
I've really enjoyed these videos.
Glad you like them!
The vid we’ve been waiting for
Very good job
HEMS humor: A service in Southwestern Wisconsin has “ECNALUMBA” inscribed on its nose. So drivers can tell what’s following them down the road, I suppose.
In Minneapolis several years ago, a helicopter made a forced landing on the Hennepin County Medical Center parking lot. Somebody put a parking ticket n it. That was among the funniest news photos that hit the papers a day or so later.
Funny enough the ambulance backwards isn’t meant as humor. It was put on a lot of ambulances back in the day. Some do it to this day.
That helicopter has pretty tight quarters between crew, patient, gear and supplies. After you load the patient and crew onboard, where does the orange grab bag reside during the flight?
If y’all are only using straps for your Maquet IABP, then you need to check out the mounting plate for it. REACH should be able to get y’all one since other GMR services are already using them and have been for years.
Yeah, I really don’t know why we don’t have a mounting bracket for it. Do you guys fly with one for an impella as well
Why do you blur out Uchealth? Aircraft operated by REACH. In the FAA database you can look up the model of the helicopter in an area to see who flies them. N65RX and N68RX are the two operated in Colorado.
You mentioned getting a new laryngoscope- if you have any say in that decision, I can’t recommend enough the McGrath MAC. Much more compact and lightweight compared to the glidescope
LOL, I just wrote that before I saw your comment, we love ours!
Ohhh so the 3 way valves would be for blood or medicines
This is an amazing video brotha! I'm currently working in the ICU and ED because I want to do flight one day.
Dang your flight crew is cute as hell
Kinda funny that Sam has come full circle. He's done 911, fire, LE/SWAT, SAR, and now he's back in IFT land, albeit at a much higher level.
I mean 50% of are calls are scene 911
Hello Sam.
May I suggest a video?
Critical Care Nurse vs Critical Care Paramedic vs Acute Care Nurse.
Thanks.
thank you for you're video
Oh damn, I didnt know you were out of colorado, in the nicest way possible i hope i never have to meet you haha but god forbid if i do im glad im in good hands
Damn you’re not kidding about it being an ER that can do 120. If weight wasn’t such a concern you could definitely use more than 3 people in the helicopter.
Bigger chopper means bigger footprints, probably not good for mountainous regions. And you shouldn't make your LZ with a Daisy Cutter in USA (or whatever your home country is), I mean, you could, but you really shouldn't.
would you be able to use a bigger helicopter if you were able to lift them up in a basket?
What is censored in 1:31? Is it the helicopter's registration or what?
the companies name he does it for his own privacy reason
The name... It's a REACH Air Medical helicopter that is being vended to that hospital system.
We’re only carrying fentanyl, versed, and ketamine. We use to carry diazepam, lorazepam, morphine on top of the former; but we didn’t use them as much so we got rid of them.
Impressive video, how long is the training for the staff on board, and how many hours does each shift cover? Do you ever take a physician on board?
Is there is a difference in what skills the flight nurse can do versus the medic? Our local Lifeflight also has a flight nurse and a flight medic on the bird and I'm curious what the difference is in what they are allowed to do otherwise why not 2 medics or 2 flight nurses on board? Thanks!
Probably too late, but I highly recommend the McGrath, it's much smaller and easier to carry!
Does the blood have to kept refridgerated and moving around?
And a BIG Thank you to your employer!
I love the "no smoking" sticker🤣 Do you offer meals or snacks during the flights😜😜⁉️😜😜
I loved it
Our flight care service will actually come in to help in the ER and help with codes and rapids. Ive actually seen where physicians were taking a bit to long with intubating and our flight care medic was about done with there games and took over lol. What would you say the difference in skill and responsibility between rn and medic on the helicopter, how do you determine who needs to be responsible for what on a patient due to skill set?
There is no difference in responsibility between the nurse and medic. We just alternate being the primary attendant for the patient.
Think like your pilot: Aviate. Navigate. Communicate.
Honest assessment on team's individual strengths/weaknesses. Continued training against weakness (Everyone has room to improve their skillset.) Communications between medical team during preflight/outbound (Never involve flight crew with patient's medical status. Absolutely never. Flight's sole responsibility: Go/No go.) Division of duties prior to landing: Make the action plan. Put that plan into action. Flex. Work the problem. Avoid the problem working you. Avoid mistaking rank for competency: Patient's needs take priority. Always.
Do you carry „mobile“ O2 tanks on the helicopter which you can directly take to the patient? Or are you only able to administer O2 in/near the helo?
I've been exploring careers as a college student in Colorado, and I'm curious about becoming a medevac pilot I just don't know where to start.
Start with the Military! Army or USCG are prob best places to fly helos tbh. My dad is a retired H-60 pilot for the USCG and misses it terribly. Army has more flight spots than the Coast Guard though. The military flight training is far and away better than the civilian side.
Also check out Jolly Pilot’s interview with C.W. Lemoine on USAF CSAR. Another great route.
How are you transporting an ECMO patient in such a space-limited airframe?
Just wondering how you guys fly ECMOs in a Astar? Here in Florida we have multiple programs that do HEMS There a bunch single engines B407s a bunch of EC135s and they will not take a ECMO. There are 3 EC145s which we have 2 of them 1 EC155, 3 S76s and 4 AW139s that will take ECMO. My ? is how do you take a ECMO pt that is a vented train wreck with 10 pumps, Swan, ECMO With a Nurse, Medic and or RT and a Perfusionist? And safely transport them? The Astar is a venerable platform in high altitude but i am just trying to figure out how you are stuffing all that stuff and people in there and getting past w/b safely.
Sorry, was not clear in the video. We take our ecmos by ground ambulance. We still fly out balloon pumps and impellas
Amazing all you have to know. Great job all of you.
Lot different than the Hueys we had to load back in the day
Whoa! Last time I saw one of your videos, you were clean shaven
Very basic question: Where do you keep all of your trash during a flight?
Mainly the floor.
What type of hours do you guys work?
2 24 hours shifts a week
What happens when you have an on patient that is needing fetal monitoring and a vent??
Damn... yall got a lot of stuff. Neat.
Awesome video, thank you. I’m starting chromatic school soon, and look forward to hopefully joining you some day up in the skies
What is chromatic school? Did it autocorrect paramedic school?
@@PrepMedic sorry I meant paramedic school
Makes more sense. Good luck!
I won’t go into the whole bag since I already have….. then proceeds to re cover what’s inside the entire bag anyway!😂👍
Listening to this makes me fucking livid that in north carolina a flight paramedic makes about as much as a McDonalds manager.
How many "Calls" do you get (per week)
Is it a busy schedule?
Crew / Aircraft rotation?
Down time / Maintenance?
Regularity
Private aircraft are fairly regular.
I see the local Police helicopters in the afternoons and nights.
Ambulance helicopters (regular routes) and emergency landings in a nearby park sometimes.
But I don't really know what the routine is. (lifestyle)
We are currently flying 30-50 flights a month and work 2 24 hour shifts a week. Most shifts you will see 1-3 patients.
Are there any civilian tilt rotor aircraft in use for air medical transport programs ?
No
I like your funny words medic man
Really impressive. Tx
Neat stuff. I'm surprised at the Zoll though. Why the Zoll over the Lifepak?
Size and weight
Could you maybe do a video on what are the differences between you and the flight nurse And maybe some of the different scopes of practice and things that you guys do
Flight medics and nurses are trained to the same set of skills and both can perform the same procedures. For example the nurses are trained to intubate and the medics are trained to run balloon pumps and such. Due to the environment they work in they have to be able to do each other’s jobs as needed
What’s the rate of a heli going down?
Super Nice video. But I have a little questien so how do you get acces to the patients leg becus its next to the pilot.
You can lean over them in flight but ultimately we don’t have access to their legs during flight
Ok thanks
I know you mentioned a fully kitted 230 lb max weight requirement, but is there any height requirements? I am 6’3” 200 lbs, I know things would be a little cramped, but would me being a little taller actually bar me from being hired?
omg this is so interesting i have so many questions-
is the pilot medically trained as well? and would a lucas device be onboard if not for the weight/bulk of it, or is it not feasible for other reasons? what if compressions are needed- do you have the space and in-flight stability for cpr? and did I miss a portable o2 tank or do you just rely on the helicopter’s o2 system?
Pilot is not medically trained and they are actually specifically forbidden to work in EMS outside their pilot job. We want them to be able to make clear safety decisions that are not swayed by the patients condition. Lucas is simply to big and heavy to carry routinely. If a sending agency has one on we can transport it but that’s it. Left seat can perform CPR but it is difficult and we do our best not to transport cardiac arrests. We have a portable tank I forgot to show under the right seat.
I heard that tone drop and my heart stopped... we might have similar tones🙃
Nice helicopter. CHP has an Astar. Didn't know you had that much for a small helicopter 🚁. we have a helipad at hospital
I used to want to be a flight medic the army made we want to do it on the civilian side that's until the first year of civilian ems 3 friends of mine got killed in 3 separate crashes each one of them died during or after flights of perfectly stable patients that could have been interfacility transfered by ground. That really soured it for me
I am sorry to hear that. Back around 2008 HEMS was one of the most dangerous industries in the US. Since that time HEMS had undergone a huge overhaul in its equipment and safety culture. It is still dangerous, but it is a lot safer nowadays
no youre right it has gotten better i just hate seeing high risk transport used as an interfacility cash cow now and not what its best at which is getting trauma to the hospital in that golden hour from the middle of nowhere. for a while there here in OK we had over 8 birds in less than 100 square miles and they were all racing for the IFT's
Sadly I have heard (while dropping off 911 patients) hospital ED staff say "just call _______ (insert local HEMS name)" because they don't want to wait 45 minutes for a ground medic truck to arrive, even though the patient is not emergent. It's a bit frustrating to hear that they are tying up a HEMS unit, when someone else may need it more, and on top of that costing the patient's thousands more in bills because of convenience. HEMS units should be able to refuse, although I would assume they won't because of the liability and PR.
Very cool.
Hey out of curiosity, as a reserve LEO, are you allowed to CCW while working in this capacity?
I'm a pilot of Mi 171 and Kamov 32, but i want to fly this little badass chopper and save people! Is there any way to come from Russia and get this job?
That is more paralytics than most anesthesia drawers have on hand! Do you ever use Nimbex?