LifeGuard Alaska AeroMed International

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•Admin:

•CEO – Don Griffin

•CFO – Luke Welles

•Director of Operation – Brooks Walls

•Director of Clinical Services – Charles Darnell

•Manager of Clinical Service- Scott Kirby

•Education Coordinator – Lisa Creech

•Manager of IT services - Steve Heyano

Communications SpecialistPilot / MechanicsPhysician AssistancesFlight NursesParamedicsNNPWork 24-hour shifts, seven days a week12 Medical crew per shift

Current Bases : Anchorage, Bethel, Mat Su Valley and Soldotna

Medical Director with 3 Sub-specialty medical director

•Dedicated dispatch personnel

•Customer satisfaction

•“one-call does all” approach. i.e. bed-to-bed arrangement

•Flight following

•Member of NAACS

•All are Emergency Trauma Technicians (ETT) or EMTs

•Bethel

•Anchorage

•Soldotna

•Helicopter Base (Soldotna)

•Helicopter (Mat Su Valley)

•3 Staffed Fixed Wings (Anchorage)

•1 Fixed Wing (Bethel)

Aircraft Vendors for LifeMed Alaska

Grant Aviation

Response Times• Helicopter 10 Min 130 mph• King Air- Prop 45 Min 240 mph• Learjet 45 Min 440 mph

• Factors affecting response times:– Mode, e.g. Helicopter or fixed-wing– Distance to patient– Distance from airport to facility– Stability of patient– Pt. preparation by sending facility

(From call to lift-off)

How does our environment affect transports ?

What does it take to become a member of the flight crew?

• Minimum of 3 yr. critical care (LG Avg. = 10 yr.)

• Orientation program = 6 months

• Continuing education rounds

• 9 Certifications requirements

• Advanced Skills Lab• Aircraft Safety• Disaster Triage• Extrication• HAZMAT

• BLS• ACLS• PALS• ENPC• TNCC• ABLS• NRP• Stable• EMT• State MEDEVAC• Stress management• Scene management• Other……..

EquipmentECG monitors with12-

lead & Fax capabilityOxygen saturation

monitorsCapnography monitorsInvasive & non-invasive

pressure monitorsCore temperature

monitorsTranscutaneous pacersBiphasic DefibrillatorsAdult/Pediatric

ventilators

Multi-Channel infusion pumps

On-board & portable suction

On-board & portable oxygen / suction

Compressed airLear Jet is

configured to transport IABP & BiVAD

In addition to ACLS drugs we carry TPA & TNKase

Who Can Call?• Physicians• PA’s• RN’s• Emergency Medical Personnel.• Rescue Coordination Center• Law Enforcement / Fire Dept.• Other Trusted Agents• Civilians

• 1-800-478-5433• or• www.lifemedalaska.com

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