Air Medical Today™

Air Medical Today™ Episode 27 - May 7, 2011 EPNetwork

2011-05-07T22:05:00.000-07:00

Episode 27 - An interview of Rex Alexander, a consultant specializing in safety training related to the air medical and helicopter industry and President of the National EMS Pilots Association

Rex Alexander

Introduction:
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An interview of Rex Alexander, a consultant specializing in safety training related to the air medical and helicopter industry and President of the National EMS Pilots Association

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Air Medical Today™ Episode 26 - December 18, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-12-18T23:04:00.000-08:00

Episode 26 - An Interview of Dr. Mike Abernethy, the Chief Flight Physician with the University of Wisconsin Med Flight Program and an associate professor with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Mike Abernethy, MD, FAAEM

Introduction:
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AAMS History Quiz Still Available:

A Survey Monkey Quiz of AAMS History can be found at this link: AAMS Survey Monkey Quiz. The first four individuals that answer all the questions correctly will receive a gift certificate from RoadID who is sponsoring the quiz. RoadID is trying to get the word out to all EMS Personnel so that we are all aware of cyclists, skiers, runners, and other athletes wearing their identification for which you can obtain very helpful personal and medical information. For information on their many safety related products go to RoadID.com. A big thanks to RoadID for providing the gift certificates for the quiz!

Interview of Dr. Mike Abernethy, the Chief Flight Physician with the University of Wisconsin Med Flight Program and an associate professor with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

University of Wisconsin Med Flight
Air Medical Physicians Association

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
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Air Medical Today™ Episode 25 - November 14, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-11-14T23:02:00.000-08:00

Episode 25 - An Interview of Dr. Bryan Bledsoe, an Emergency Physician, Researcher, and EMS Author

Bryan Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, FAAEM, EMT-P

AAMS History Quiz Still Available:

A Survey Monkey Quiz of AAMS History can be found at this link: AAMS Survey Monkey Quiz. The first four individuals that answer all the questions correctly will receive a gift certificate from RoadID who is sponsoring the quiz. RoadID is trying to get the word out to all EMS Personnel so that we are all aware of cyclists, skiers, runners, and other athletes wearing their identification for which you can obtain very helpful personal and medical information. For information on their many safety related products go to RoadID.com. A big thanks to RoadID for providing the gift certificates for the quiz!

Interview of Dr. Bryan Bledsoe, an emergency physician, researcher, and EMS author.

Bryan E. Bledsoe Website

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
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Air Medical Today™ Episode 24 - October 30, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-10-30T21:59:00.000-07:00

Episode 24 - Voices of the Past Presidents of the Association of Air Medical Services on The Critical Issues, Challenges, and Accomplishments during their Terms as Part of the AAMS 30th Anniversary Celebration

AAMS Past Presidents at the AMTC 2010 - Sunday, October 10, 2010

Back Row: Dan Reich, Jim Smith, Greg Powell, and Tom Judge

Front Row: Ed Eroe, Ford Kyes, Connie Eastlee, Denise Landis,

Sandy Kinkade, and Dan Hankins

Photograph by Mark Mennie

AAMS Past Presidents at the AMTC 2010 - Monday, October 11, 2010

Connie Eastlee, Dan Reich, Denise Landis, Frank Thomas,

Dan Hankins, Jim Smith, Sandy Kinkade, and Ed Eroe

Photograph by Mark Mennie

AAMS History Quiz:

Voices of the Past Presidents of the Association of Air Medical Services on The Critical Issues, Challenges, and Accomplishments during their Terms as Part of the AAMS 30th Anniversary Celebration

The Past Presidents of AAMS that are heard in the podcast include the following in chronological order by the year they were president:

Joe Tye
Karl Gills
Dan Reich
Jim Smith
Frank Thomas
Don Stamper
Ford Kyes
Connie Eastlee
Denise Landis
Greg Powell
Tom Judge
Ed Eroe
Sandy Kinkade
Dan Hankins

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
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Air Medical Today™ Episode 23 - September 29, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-09-29T22:55:00.000-07:00

Episode 23 - An Interview of Doctor David M. Lam, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Center for Trauma and Anesthesiology Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who Talks about His 30 Years of Research on the History of Air Medicine. There are also Interviews of Dawn Mancuso and Jonathan Godfrey on the AMTC and Vision Zero in the First Response Section.

David M. Lam, M.D., M.P.H.

Dawn Mancuso

Jonathan Godfrey, R.N.

Association of Air Medical Services
AAMS Vision Zero Website
Vision Zero Facebook Page
Vision Zero Twitter Feed

Interview of Doctor David M. Lam, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Center for Trauma and Anesthesiology Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who Talks about His 30 Years of Research on the History of Air Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Trauma and Anesthesiology Research
U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center

Dr. Lam's Publications on the History of Air Medicine:

Aeromedical Evacuation, A Handbook For Physicians, Army Aeromedical Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama; August 1980.

"From Balloon to Black Hawk, Part I: The Origins"; Army Aviation Digest, 27(6): 41-48, June 1981.

"From Balloon to Black Hawk, Part II: World War II"; Army Aviation Digest, 27(7): 44-48, July 1981.

"From Balloon to Black Hawk, Part III: Korea"; Army Aviation Digest, 27(8): 44-48, August 1981.

"From Balloon to Black Hawk, Part IV: Vietnam"; Army Aviation Digest, 27(9): 45-48, September 1981.

"Air Evacuation" In Emergency Medicine Annual, 1982, pp. 163-176.

Alaska MEDEVAC Escort Training Project - on Writing and Editorial Boards for four manuals - 1984.

"To Pop A Balloon -- Air Evacuation During The Siege of Paris, 1870"; Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, 59(10): 988-991, October 1988.

"Wings of Life and Hope--a History of Aeromedical Evacuation"; Problems in Critical Care, 4(4): 477-494, December 1990.

"The Zed Expedition" (Letter to Editor); Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 83 (12): 811, Dec 1990.

"General Armstrong's Monuments" (With Warner D. Farr); Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, 62(11): 1103-1106, Nov 1991.

"Kelly's Hospital Ship"; Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, 63(12): 1115-1117, December 1992.

“Medical Evacuation, History and Development—The Future in the Multinational Environment”, in The Impact of NATO/Multinational Military Missions on Health Care Management (RTO-MP-068, AC/323(HFM-051)TP/35): 19-1 – 19-7, NATO Research and Technology Organisation, Paris, France, May 2001.

"Marie Marvingt and the Development of Aeromedical Evacuation", Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 74:863-868, August 2003.

"Aviation Medicine". Chapter in “Military Preventive Medicine: Mobilization and Deployment, Volume I”, part of the U.S. Army "Textbook Of Military Medicine (TMM)" series. Bethesda, Maryland 2003.

“Marie Marvingt et le Développement des Evacuations Aériennes Sanitaires”, Médecine Aéronautique et Spatiale, 45(6):5-11, 2nd Trimestre 2004.

“The Aerochir: The First ‘Flying Hospital’”, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 76:1174-1179, 2005.

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Air Medical Today™ Episode 22 - July 16, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-07-16T23:53:00.000-07:00

Episode 22 - News and Information, Air Medical Crashes, RoadID, and an Interview of Scott Kunkel, a paramedic, flight nurse, and an air medical executive who will be talking about Updates on New Developments in EMS and Their Impact on Air Medical Services

Scott Kunkel

Introduction:
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News and Information:
Preliminary NTSB Report for the Accident occurred Wednesday, June 02, 2010 in Midlothian, TX
Investigators sift through plane wreckage - ABC Local
Doomed plane heard struggling before crash - ABC Online
Pilot and nurse killed in tragic medical flight - The Australian
Students offered counselling after deadly plane crash - ABC Online
Plane crash victim Kathy Sheppard a dedicated nurse and wonderful mum - Daily Telegraph
Propeller of crashed plane stopped rotating - Sydney Morning Herald
Doomed pilot battled for 15 mins - Herald Sun
5 killed in West Texas air ambulance crash - Forbes
5 killed in West Texas air-ambulance crash - Seattle Times
Five die as medical plane carrying female patient crashes in western Texas - WireUpdate
Medical flight crashes - Odessa American
Patient And Wife Among 5 Dead In EMS Plane Crash Midland Texas - AvStop Aviation News
Air ambulance halts service - Odessa American
Patient among 5 dead in Texas air ambulance crash - msnbc.com
NTSB continues investigation - Odessa American
Pecos EMS Delaying Plane Agreement With O'Hara After Crash in Alpine - NewsWest9.com
Dems block GOP effort to roll back health mandate - The Associated Press
Obama's Health Plan Getting Tested In Court - NPR
Medical helicopter emergency landing investigated - KTIV
Air ambulance makes emergency landing in Fargo - KFGO
FAA investigating CareFlight incident - WDTN
NTSB addresses volunteer pilot decision making - AOPA Pilot
EMS groups join push for D Block - Urgent Communications
GOVERNOR SIGNS SALAS' BILL TO CLARIFY FLIGHT RULES FOR AIR AMBULANCES - East County Magazine
FAA awards final set of major NextGen engineering contracts - Charter
Georgia Tech Signs FAA NextGen Research Agreement - AvStop Aviation News
Rockwell Collins to Work on NextGen Air Traffic System - KCRG
FAA makes $6.5B deal - Dayton Daily News
Clerk stole $307000 from STARS - Calgary Herald
Emergency staff dismissed over flight to Confed match - Mail & Guardian Online
Six senior Health officials sacked EMRS bosses used air ambulances - Daily Dispatch Online
Air ambulance service plans changes following criticism - Press and Journal
Air ambulance up and running in Labrador - Labradorian
Venture launches MedCare Ambulance - Columbus Business First
SEMAAD trial begins today - Hattiesburg American
Group: Lamar owes $136K - Hattiesburg American
Emergency air service awarded $61K in suit - Jackson Clarion Ledger
MedStar begins day-base in Moses Lake - Columbia Basin Herald
Medical helicopter group expands: Air ambulance base to open in Selmer - Jackson Sun
Air Evac Lifeteam Opens Savannah Air Ambulance Base - Midsouthnews
Northwestern Pa. medical helicopters on the move - GoErie.com
Air ambulance service expanding in W. Tenn. - CNBC
Hospital Wing expanding service in West Tennessee - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Lindsay sworn in: Approval of new Logan fire chief goes smoothly - The Herald Journal
NCMC adds helicopter service for pregnancy emergencies - Greeley Tribune
Med Evac adds high-risk obstetrics to services - Greeley Tribune
Mercy Adding Second Air Ambulance - KCCI Des Moines
Mercy to add air ambulance to help serve southern Iowa - DesMoinesRegister.com
Air Methods medical transport negotiating service in W.Va. - The Herald-Mail
Synergy Aviation bases King Air in Malta for dedicated air ambulance work - Travel Daily News International
Dedication of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Emergency Center - WABI
Medical Company shuts out chunk of N.M. - KRQE
Medical helicopter company closes Santa Fe office - NewsWest9.com
DHEC names Regional One state EMS System of the Year - Spartanburg Herald Journal
Air Force Boeing 757 Develops Ambulance Capability - Scoop.co.nz
London's Air Ambulance appoints charity director - Civil Society Media
Care Flight team that serves Truckee wins Mountain Warfare Training Challenge - Sierra Sun
LifeStar finally lands in Effingham County - Effingham Herald
UW Med Flight gets NASCAR spotlight - Wisconsin Radio Network
Air ambulance celebrates 10 years of emergency help - Taunton People
Air Evac deploys night vision gear - Carmi Times
Local paramedic recognized for 20 years of service - The Review
Charity bags taken by thieves - Sunday Sun
Fraudster who claimed to be raising money for charity is jailed - Daily Mail

First Response Interview of Edward Wimmer and P.J. Rabice the Co-Founder and Director of Marketing Respectively for RoadID

P.J. Rabice & Edward Wimmer

RoadID Website
RoadID Facebook Page

Interview of Scott Kunkel, a paramedic, flight nurse, and an air medical executive who will be talking about Updates on New Developments in EMS and Their Impact on Air Medical Services
Association of Air Medical Services
Medical Transport Leadership Institute
CAMTS
RSQ911 Solutions

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
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Air Medical Today™ Episode 21 - June 14, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-06-14T22:50:00.000-07:00

Episode 21 - News and Information, CareFlite Crash Update, and an Interview of Tammy Chatman, who is the Professional Relations/Marketing Manager and Public Information Officer for the Flight For Life Transport System's McHenry, Illinois base who will be talking about Public Relations and Marketing

Tammy Chatman

Air Medical Today™ Episode 20 - June 4, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-06-04T18:47:00.000-07:00

Episode 20 - News and Information, CareFlite Crash, and an Interview of Steve Johnson, Director of Government Affairs and Industry Relations for PHI Air Medical who will be talking about EMS and Air Medical Education

Steve Johnson

Introduction:
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News and Information:
2 die in crash of helicopter ambulance in Midlothian, FAA says - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Two killed in CareFlite helicopter crash in Midlothian 3:08 PM CT - Dallas Morning News
2 Dead In CareFlite Crash Near Midlothian - CBS 11
2 Killed in Medical Helicopter Crash - MyFox Dallas
CareFlite copter crashes on test flight; 2 die - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Pilot, mechanic killed in fiery helicopter crash in Ellis County - Dallas Morning News
CareFlite CEO Holds Presser On Chopper Crash - CBS 11
NTSB team investigates fatal CareFlite crash - Houston Chronicle
Official: Report on fatal CareFlite helicopter crash may be a week away 1:30 PM CT - Dallas Morning News
Former Broken Arrowan killed in Texas medical helicopter crash - Tulsa World
CareFlite helicopter crash may be tied to problem with main rotor, officials say - Fort Worth Star Telegram
High-risk pool for uninsured could exceed budget: analysis - Modern Healthcare
Rotor manufacture agrees to pay children of flight nurse $5.6 million - Indianapolis Star
Multi-million dollar settlement reached in helicopter crash - WISH
Two held over Kent Air Ambulance attack in Sevenoaks - BBC News
Idiot thugs ground air ambulance - thisiskent.co.uk
'Jail yobs for attack on 999 chopper' - The Sun
Medevac flights at risk - Northern News Services
North Georgia Helicopter War - WXIA-TV
Obama no-fly zone delays treatment of injured Cary boy - Chicago Daily Herald
Former PHI Pilot Arrested For Drug Possession - KBTX
Lawsuit aims to block air ambulance move - St. John's Telegram
Ex-NL Liberal chief hired in medevac fight - CBC.ca
Air ambulance in court; Supreme Court decision moved to Monday - Western Star
Medevac still in St. Anthony, despite deadline - CBC.ca
Air ambulance injunction denied by Supreme Court - Western Star
St. Anthony air ambulance injunction denied - CBC.ca
St. Anthony protesters seek last hope - CBC.ca
Air ambulance battle over: Kennedy - CBC.ca
Air ambulance report a farce: Libs - CBC.ca
FAA requires ADS-B systems in aircraft by 2020 - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Boeing gets share of $4.4 billion FAA NextGen contract - Seattle Post Intelligencer
FAA Selects ITT to Lead NextGen Definition and Implementation Team - MarketWatch
PHI air medical stresses initiative on stroke awareness - EMS Flight Crew
New air ambulance takes to the skies - Yellow Advertiser
Air Methods Q1 Profit Declines - Quick Facts - RTT News
Baptist Life Flight director wins state award - The Florida Times-Union
Norfolk Life Net celebrates a decades of saving lives - KTIV
Angel MedFlight Wins Better Business Bureau's 2010 Business Ethics Award - AMTOnline.com
Violence rising in health facilities: Joint Commission
FAA Inspector Killed In Boxboro Helicopter Crash - WBZ
Michael J. Wheeler - WatertownDailyTimes.com

Interview of Steve Johnson, Director of Government Affairs and Industry Relations for PHI Air Medical who will be talking about EMS and Air Medical Education
PHI Air Medical
AAMS Committees and Special Interest Groups
Medical Transport Leadership Institute

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 19 - May 21, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-05-21T19:54:00.000-07:00

Episode 19 - News and Information and an Interview of Mike Biasatti, the Founder and Webmaster of EMS Flight Crew - a New Web Portal Serving the Air Medical Community

Mike Biasatti

EMS Flight Crew Facebook Website
EMS Flight Crew Twitter Website
EMS Flight Crew YouTube Website
The Article That Started It All - EMS Flight Crew
Air Methods Corporation
San Antonio AIRLIFE

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 18 - May 14, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-05-14T20:42:00.000-07:00

Episode 18 - News and Information and an Interview of Dustin Duncan, Chairperson of the Family Grant Fund and Children’s Scholarship Program Committees for the MedEvac Foundation International

Dustin Duncan

Air Link Critical Care Transport
Association of Air Medical Services
Colorado Association of Nurse Leaders

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 17 - April 30, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-04-30T21:39:00.000-07:00

Episode 17 - News and Information and an Interview of Krista Haugen, Megan Hamilton, and Teresa Pearson who are the co-founders of the Survivor's Network for Air and Surface Medical Transport

Krista Haugen

Megan Hamilton

Teresa Pearson

Photographs by Mark Mennie

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 16 - April 23, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-04-23T23:36:00.000-07:00

Episode 16 - News and Information, Iceland Volcano Update, and an Interview of Dr. Kevin Hutton, Chairman of the MedEvac Foundation International

Kevin Hutton, M.D.

Interview of Dr. Kevin Hutton, Chairman of the MedEvac Foundation International
MedEvac Foundation International

Golden Hour Data Systems
Air Medical Physician Association
Association of Air Medical Services
Marriott-Carlson Award

Note: Dr. Hutton mentioned in the podcast that there were no Patron Donors to the MedEvac Foundation International. That is incorrect as the Association of Air Medical Services is a Patron Donor.

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 15 - April 16, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-04-16T23:18:00.000-07:00

Episode 15 - News and Information, Iceland Volcano, and an Interview of Hayden Newton, Chairman of the Association of Air Ambulances in the United Kingdom

Hayden Newton

East of England Ambulance Service
Sir David Jason gives support to Air Ambulance message
BBC1 TV called "Helicopter Heroes"

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 14 - April 9, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-04-09T22:56:00.000-07:00

Episode 14 - News and Information and an Interview of Rollie Parrish, Founder and Webmaster of FlightWeb.com

Rollie Parrish

Air Medical Physician Association
Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
CONCERN Network
Association of Professional Flight Chaplains

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 13 - April 2, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-04-01T22:45:00.000-07:00

Episode 13 - News and Information, Hospital Wing Crash Update, and an Interview of Steven Sweeney, Board Chair of the Air Medical Memorial

Steven Sweeney

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
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Air Medical Today™ Episode 12 - March 26, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-03-26T22:25:00.000-07:00

Episode 12 - News and Information, Hospital Wing Crash, an Interview of David Kearns, the Coordinator of the CONCERN Network. I also check in with Tim Pickering, Vice President of the Association of Air Medical Services, regarding the AAMS Spring Conference in the First Response section

David Kearns

Introduction:
Air Medical Today Website
Air Medical Today Facebook Page
Air Medical Today Twitter Page
Eroe Podcast Network Blog

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News and Information:
Medical Helicopter Crashed in Thunderstorm, 3 Killed - TopNews United States
3 dead in medical helicopter crash - CNN
3 crew killed in medical chopper crash in Tenn. - Washington Post
3 Crew Killed In Medical Chopper Crash In Tenn. - NPR
Thunderstorms hazardous for helicopters - Jackson Sun
Another medical transport company says it likely turned down fatal flight ... - Jackson Sun
Fatal Hospital Wing crash in Tennessee - Waypoint AirMed and Rescue Magazine
NewsChannel 5.com - Nashville, Tennessee - Names Released In Deadly Medical ... - NewsChannel5.com
Crash claimed the lives of experienced nurses, pilot - Jackson Sun
Brownsville, TN- Aviation accident news: 3 killed in Brownsville medical ... - Justice News Flash
NTSB Sending Team to Investigate Emergency Medical Services Helicopter ... - AMTOnline.com
Democrats hail landmark US healthcare bill - BBC News
Obama Signs Historic Health Care Legislation - NPR
Congress’s Final Votes on Health Care Set Stage for Sales Job - BusinessWeek
Provider groups praise reform legislation - Modern Healthcare
Americans Skeptical Over Revamp - BusinessWeek
Health Vote Provides GOP With Few New Targets - NPR
Republicans On Health Care Fight: 'It's Not Over' - NPR
Health-Care Suits ‘Unlikely to Succeed,’ Scholars Say (Update1) - BusinessWeek
Overhaul Adds Drug, Insurance Customers - BusinessWeek
Health Care Firms See Mixed Blessing In Overhaul - Modern Healthcare
Goldman Says U.S. Health-Care Bill to Lift Small Business Jobs - BusinessWeek
Democrats Briefed On Security After Health Care Vote - NPR
NTSB cites pilot error, air traffic control in fatal Aurora helicopter crash - Geneva Sun
Senate passes bill updating air traffic system - The Associated Press
AAAE Applauds Senate Passage of FAA Bill, Outlines Priorities for Final Measure - AviationNews.net
LifeLine Expanding Service in Central Indiana - Inside INdiana Business
Clarian Arnett hospital to house new critical transport service - Journal and Courier
Air Evac Officially Opens Base At WCH - Wetzel Chronicle
Air Evac Lifeteam opens Hardinsburg office - Louisville Business First
Mountain Empire's newest ambulance lands new base at BMS - TriCities.com
WellmontOne medevac chopper gets permanent base at BMS - Kingsport Times News
New helicopter joins Ministry's fleet - WAOW
Air ambulance needed in western Labrador: NDP - CBC.ca
Air ambulance availability in Labrador after fatal IOC accident - SteelGuru
Rompkey says air ambulance for Labrador necessary now as it was in the ... - St. John's Telegram
Copter protocols upgraded - Arizona Daily Sun
Pulliam airspace extension still under study by FAA - Arizona Daily Sun
Debate over air ambulance gets heated - KeysNet
Hartford Hospital's Life Star Off Critical List — For Now - Hartford Business
Raising vehicle-registration fee proposed to help emergency groups - WSLS.com
TGH helicopter makes emergency landing - EMS Flight Crew
Aeromed 3 Emergency Landing In Florida - VTOLBlog
Bird strikes St. Louis medical helicopter; no injuries, but helicopter damaged - FOX2now.com
Air lift service allegedly fails to properly intubate patient, suit claims - Madison County Record
Sikorsky flies new S-76D - AOPA Pilot
Helijet extended for $9-million Learjet air ambulance contract - BCLocalNews
HAI Releases New, Online Aviation Wire Strike Safety Awareness Video - Vertical Magazine
Air ambulance workers in Peace River area may be locked out, says union - The Canadian Press
36 hour wait for medical evacuation - ABC Online
Woman's 36 hours of living hell - ntnews.com.au
Aeromedical nurses facing axe: union - ABC Online
Air med shake-up - ntnews.com.au
Police report laser pointed at aircraft above municipality - Cape Breton Post
Police believe lasers beamed at planes originated in Sydney River/Coxheath - Cape Breton Post
Definitely not a bright idea - TheChronicleHerald.ca
DCA tightens air safety regulations - The Namibian
Daily News: US Army Air Forces Flight Nurse Exhibit Opens - Nurse.com

First Response:
Association of Air Medical Services
Air Evac LifeTeam
Federal Interagency Committee on EMS
EMS.gov

Tim Pickering

Interview of David Kearns, the Coordinator of the CONCERN Network
Association of Air Medical Services
Flight For Life Colorado
CONCERN Network
Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 11 - March 12, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-03-12T20:20:00.000-08:00

Episode 11 - News and Information, an Interview of Denise Landis, Chairperson, and Kris Nelson, Co-Director of the Graduate School, with the Medical Transport Leadership Institute in Wheeling, West Virginia. I also check in with Kathy Nichols, former flight nurse with West Michigan Air Care who recently returned from a medical mission to Haiti in the First Response section

Denise Landis

Kris Nelson

Kathy Nichols (Light Blue Scrubs) and another Volunteer

With German Helicopter Crew in Milot, Haiti

Interview of Denise Landis, Chairperson, and Kris Nelson, Co-Director of the Graduate School with the Medical Transport Leadership Institute in Wheeling, West Virginia.
University of Michigan Health System Survival Flight
Association of Air Medical Services
Medical Transport Leadership Institute
Oglebay Resort & Conference Center

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 10 - March 3, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-03-03T20:25:00.000-08:00

Episode 10 - News and Information, David Kearns in First Response regarding the Alaris MedSystem III, and an Interview of Dr. Daniel Hankins, Medical Director of Mayo Clinic Medical Transport and current President of the Association of Air Medical Services and Dawn Mancuso, the Executive Director and CEO of AAMS

Daniel Hankins, M.D.

Dawn Mancuso

David Kearns

Interview of Dr. Daniel Hankins, Medical Director of Mayo Clinic Medical Transport and current President of the Association of Air Medical Services and Dawn Mancuso, the Executive Director and CEO of AAMS
Mayo Clinic Medical Transport
Association of Air Medical Services
Mayo Clinic Emergency Medicine
Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
MedEvac Foundation International
American Society of Association Executives
Greater Washington Society of Association Executives

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 9 - February 17, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-02-17T23:05:00.000-08:00

Episode 9 - News and Information and an Interview of Mr. Howard Ragsdale, President, and Mr. Christopher Eastlee, Managing Director, of the Air Medical Operators Association

Howard Ragsdale with one of his grandsons

Christopher Eastlee

Air Medical Today™ Episode 8 - February 12, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-02-12T07:41:00.000-08:00

Episode 8 - News and Information, Southwest Med Evac Crash, Rex Alexander on NEMSPA's New Helipad Safety Sign Program in First Response, and an Interview of Drs. Howard Werman and Cathy Jaynes, the Medical Director and Director of Research for the new Center For Medical Transport Research

Howard Werman, M.D.

Cathy Jaynes

Rex Alexander

Interview of Drs. Howard Werman and Cathy Janyes, the Medical Director and Director of Research for the new Center For Medical Transport Research
The Center For Medical Transport Research
Center For Digital Story Telling
Patient Voices

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 7 - February 5, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-02-05T22:58:00.000-08:00

Episode 7 - News and Information, an interview of Tom Judge, Jason Schwebach, and Lisa Tofil, the President, Vice President, and Executive Director of the new Association of Critical Care Transport, formerly the Patient First Air-Ambulance Alliance, and the initial report on the Southwest Medevac crash

Tom Judge

Jason Schwebach

Lisa Tofil

Air Medical Today™ Episode 6 - January 28, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-01-28T12:10:00.000-08:00

Episode 6 - News amd Information, a "First Response" Interview of Mr. Dave Hardin - Air Evac LifeTeam Director of Safety on his work with the Haitian Air Medical Response, and an interview of Mr. Lee Aase, Manager of Syndication and Social Media for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Lee Aase

Dave Hardin

Interview of Mr. Lee Aase, Manager of Syndication and Social Media for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Medical Transport
Mayo Clinic News Blog
Mayo Clinic Podcast Blog
Mayo Clinic Music Fun
Air Travel and Health Care
Zurich Presentation and a 36th Thesis
SMUG - Air Medical Transport Social Media

Stanley Reeves, Musician and Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page

Air Medical Today™ Episode 5 - January 22, 2010 EPNetwork

2010-01-22T12:04:00.000-08:00

Episode 5 - News and Information including Haitian Air Ambulance Response, a "First Response" Interview of the Survival Flight Crew who transported two Patients from Haiti, and an interview of Mr. Jonathan Godfrey, a flight nurse, air medical crash survivor, and chair of the Vision Zero Initiative for the Association of Air Medical Services

Jonathan Godfrey, RN

Introduction:
Air Medical Today Website
Air Medical Today Facebook Page
Air Medical Today Twitter Page

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Edward R. Eroe Blog

News and Information:
Cuba Agrees to US Medevac Flights
FAA Sends Temporary Air Traffic Control Tower to Haiti
Helicopter Operators Respond to Crisis
Helicopter Association International First Responder Program
Two patients from Haiti arrive at UMHS
University of Michigan Survival Flight crew describes trip to retrieve Haitian ...
UM Survival Flight Team Lifts Two From Haiti
Angels of Flight sets up medical flights
Aircraft: Essential Assets in Haiti Relief
Democrats Struggle to Save Health Plan
Obama admits health reform hit 'buzz saw'
AIR MEDICAL INDUSTRY WORKING GROUP ATTACKS PRESSURES TO FLY
Bird strikes may hit all-time high of 10000 in US
ADS-B goes live in the Gulf of Mexico
HAI Announces Recipient of the 2010 AgustaWestland Safety Award - Helicopter Association International
LifeFlight chopper grounded for maintenance
Carolinas Medical Center Selects EMS Sky Connect to Outfit Air Ambulance Fleet
Night vision goggles lead to hunters' rescue near Zavalla
CareFlite rolling out newer, safer ambulances
Saints Flight helicopter to be stationed at St. Mary's Hospital
FAA, Honeywell flag Jeppesen GPS error
London Air Ambulance cleared after ex-Kent chief David Philpott's allegations

First Response:
University of Michigan Health System Survival Flight

Jeff Pothof, M.D. and Wilson Bowers, RN

Interview of Mr. Jonathan Godfrey, a flight nurse, air medical crash survivor, and chair of the Vision Zero Initiative for the Association of Air Medical Services
AAMS Vision Zero Website
Vision Zero Facebook Page
Vision Zero Twitter Feed

Stanley Reeves, Musician & Podcast Theme Music Author
Room Tune Website
Room Tune Twitter Page