date 2008-09-08
County Air Ambulance will be better this year, when it opens the doors to the public to the County Air Ambulance annual open day, visited in Strensham in Worcestershire. Miss Worcester, Bella Rosa styles, will officially open the event at 10:30 on Saturday, 13 September Strensham air base, just from Strensham services from the M5 north.
In the past year, a record £ 14000 increased the day of the open door. In September Charity should be significantly improved in this figure is a wide range of visiting researchers organizations, including the police aircraft, Hereford & Worcester Fire Service, helicopters, vintage and classic cars, not to mention the ambulance-Star Show - the region and the Air Ambulance Flight crews.
Annie Newell, fundraising manager for County Air Ambulance said: "Our open day attracts a large number of visitors on the basis Strensham. As always, this is an opportunity for the public to enjoy a few hours to see how the County Air Ambulance works. Other attractions are also site and we look forward to the public for this popular event. "
Air Ambulance Manning Park
Air Ambulance Manning Park
STARS Air Ambulance at a call
STARS Air Ambulance at a call
London Air Ambulance flight from Denham to the Royal London
Ambulance flight from Denham to the Royal London
Dorset And Somerset Air Ambulance
Dorset And Somerset Air Ambulance
Essex Air Ambulance Promotional DVD
Essex Air Ambulance Promotional DVD
date 2008-08-22
Operating crews from the County Air Ambulance base at Strensham in Worcestershire took a major role in a Sky News feature in road traffic incidents. Subjektu stations filmed at Strensham helicopters and flight crew in action throughout the region in July. The production team was so impressed by what they had seen that they are made to return to Worcestershire base in August that the program live on Sky News all day long.
Under the programme, including interviews with the operational staff and a special live Internet discussion with the public via e-mail their questions to the crew
date 2008-08-20
60 Squadron from RAF Shawbury in Shropshire will be taking on the challenge of getting a brightly coloured old banger from Staples to Naples in September, all for County Air Ambulance.
The rally takes place over the weekend of the 19th to 22nd September and covers a distance of at least 1400 miles, Although it's called Staples to Naples, the rally actually starts in Calais (France) and finishes in Naples, Italy with around 130 teams competing.
The teams have to adhere to strict rules which include that the entered car cannot be worth more than £100, must be older than 1995, but must still be taxed, have a current MOT, insured and roadworthy.
The teams are set various challenges to complete over the four days, not least of which will be negotiating tricky Alpine passes in very old cars, and making it intact to Naples.
There is a final prize of £1000 awarded to the team that gains the most points from the various challenges set. If successful the teams also plan to donate this to the chosen charity.
date 2008-08-13
The Air Ambulance Service in Gloucestershire, to ensure that on the basis of an agreement on the future adaptation of resources in the region.
Historically, County Air Ambulance Charity is a provider of medical helicopter services in Gloucestershire. However, the new Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, is now operational and is expected to assume the role over the next twelve months. In the meantime, the two welfare organisations have to cooperate in the procurement of funds in Gloucestershire.
Speaking about the new rules, Paul Leaman, director of the County Air Ambulance Charity said: "Both charity organizations wanted any public confusion when he came to a fundraising for Gloucestershire Air Ambulance. This agreement will support charitable organizations, which allows County Air Ambulance to increase necessary resources to maintain the existing Air Ambulance services in this area. At the same time the agreement gives the new Great Western Charity chance to increase resources to support its new air traffic controllers within the province. "
Paul Weir, director of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity welcomes the new scheme: "Both charity organizations are working together in Gloucestershire for the Air Ambulance is a very sensible approach. This means that the citizens can continue to pledge financial support for Gloucestershire Air Ambulance, probably knowing that money is to support existing and new services Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. "
County Air Ambulance operates in the Midlands and the Welsh borders region and receives no government or lottery funding. Charity must fundraise £ 5.6 million per year to the helicopter rescue service continue to fly throughout the region.
The Great Western Air Ambulance was launched on 3rd June, and is the latest Air Ambulance operator. The service currently provides a five-day a week operation in the Avon, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Wiltshire area, from its base at Filton Airfield near Bristol.
date 2008-08-08
County Air Ambulance is the first Air Ambulance services in the country on the supply of state-of-the-art helicopter-mobile command and control units, as part of its overall plan to respond to major emergencies. The device is designed as a mobile command and support, rather than dealing with the safe and orderly flow of air traffic ambulance flights, should the event of a disaster incidents occur anywhere in the Midlands.
County helicopter service currently operates three aircraft, secondary and offers service with neighbouring regions. As part of its close cooperation with emergency planning team in the West Midlands Ambulance Service, is £ 30000 mobile command unit was assigned to the County Air Ambulance in WMAS play an important role if the unthinkable happened
New Air Ambulance mobile command unit is the first of its kind in the country. With space for two law enforcement officials, unity is in a position to monitor and coordinate the movements of aircraft to the scene to major emergencies such as Ian Clayton, County Air Ambulance Operations Manager, explains:
"If the County Air Ambulance are invited to participate in a civil case, it is likely that Air ambulances also from the entire United Kingdom. It is therefore necessary to coordinate air safety in the scene and the proximity of hospitals, and it is now possible with our mobile command unit.
Mr Clayton added: "The air services continue to cooperate closely with the West Midlands Ambulance Service to ensure County Air Ambulance plays a key role in planning and preparing for a major emergency incidents in the area in which we operate." New helicopter commando unit is in a state of readiness to support RAF Cosford County Air Ambulance.
date 2008-08-08
A LOCAL village has given the air ambulance its just desserts after hosting a ‘Pudding Party’ in aid of their favourite charity.
The evening event was held on Friday 1st August at Woolhope Parish Hall, Woodhope near Hereford. On offer were over fifty varieties of dessert made by locals and later consumed for charity. The evening also included a raffle, bring and buy and children’s face painting.
Organisers Ruth Whitting and Elaine Pudge from Woolhope where delighted by the turn out. Ruth said:
“We were very pleased and thankful to all those who contributed to the event. Everyone enjoyed the evening and we managed to raise over £932 for our chosen Charity, County Air Ambulance”
Annie Newell, area fundraising manager for County Air Ambulance was on hand to sample some of the puddings:
Annie Newell, area fundraising manager for County Air Ambulance was on hand to sample some of the puddings:
”It was great to meet such lovely people at this fantastic Pudding Party in aid of the Helicopter charity. It was an excellent response from villagers who obviously really enjoy their desserts.”
date 2008-08-04Retail giant Asda, which is located in Queensway, Stafford, pledged support, which are of crucial importance for emergency services and helicopters Staffordshire Air Ambulance elected "Charity of the Year".
For the year, a charitable good start with ASDA Foundation, founded to support local charity organizations in the community, £ 1000 granted to the charity. During the next twelve months, customers and employees in Stafford to help save even more money to 5.6 million pounds per year to receive services throughout the Midlands and the Welsh border.
Sheriff Hegazy, marketing coordinator for the ADSA in Stafford said: "Our aim is to support the local charitable organisations with a unique service for the company. We know how important it is, Air Ambulance and rescue work by the flight crew in Stafford. All in ASDA in Stafford is pleased to be in connection with fundraising for Staffordshire Air Ambulance Appeal over the next twelve months. "
Speaking of support from the seller, Helen Hitchman, fundraising manager for County Air Ambulance said: "They are not all bigger or better than ASDA. We are therefore extremely pleased that Stafford store has decided to support the Air Ambulance Service in relation to rescue the company. "
The deletion of funds for County Air Ambulance, the Sheriff of ASDA in Stafford has time to withdraw from the local air záchranku fundraising manager Helen Hitchman outside the main entrance to the store. In June, the Stafford store for a week to charitable events and raised more than 3,400 pounds for Cerebral Palsy and air rescue.
date 2008-07-30
COUNTY Air Ambulance has received the overwhelming support of the West Bromwich Building Society after staff at the West Brom voted for the helicopter medical service as the Society’s new ‘Charity of the Year’.
The Society’s massive boost to the Charity will mean a close association between the two organisations over the next 12 months as County Air Ambulance commences a year of celebrations, culminating in their eighteenth birthday anniversary in May 2009.
Stephen Karle, Chief Executive of West Bromwich Building Society, officially launched the Society’s support for the Charity with a visit to the RAF Cosford home of County Air Ambulance.
Stephen Karle, director of West Bromwich Building Society, officially launched support for the Charity to visit the home of the RAF Cosford County Air Ambulance
Speaking in the West Brom elected brotherly love, Sir Karle, said: "Our employees have unanimously to support the County Air Ambulance as our charity this year. Urgently needed support for the brotherly love is a part of West Brom's community. That is why we are proud insists that in the context of this excellent emergency services, which is responsible for saving countless lives throughout the region each year.I am convinced that our business and fund-renowned efforts of our employees is beautiful Charity financial recovery, celebrating his eighteenth birthday. "
Paul Leaman, director of Caritas, was glad to be on board West Brom at this particular time: "We are very happy to welcome support from the West Bromwich Building Society, one of the leading regional organizations, financial, and we look forward to working closely with them in the procurement of major funding for the rescue helicopter. "
West Brom also proposes a new savings account in the name of the County Air Ambulance, that contribute to further financial support for the charity.
date 2008-01-24Whether you run of charity marathon or walk from one end to another country a good thing, your friends or family can support you in the event that you register www.Justgiving.com. The website was established to friends and family to sponsor on-line via a secure server that removes the need for all forms of sponsorship and that is probably for money after the event!
You can create your own Web page, you can personalize them with photos, information about you and for your own and if you are to your fans. Once you have a site, just e-mail or provide a link to all of you know, and let the collection begins
Justgiving.com is also available to anyone who wants to pledge money directly to County Air Ambulance. Simply follow the link: www.justgiving.com/maac
date 2007-10-31It is the beginning of a new era for the County Air Ambulance after the introduction of a new helicopter service in Staffordshire, together with a large fundraising appeal. Chairman of the Council, South Staffordshire, councillor Ms Patricia Griffin officially launched Staffordshire Air Ambulance appeals before the new district Somerford helicopters in the hall near Stafford.
County Air Ambulance has recently announced its decision to base aircraft in Staffordshire and work has been ongoing since July on the establishment of a permanent place for the helicopter service. The new helicopters will be number four in the park, the county záchranku largest air carriers in Britain
The Air Ambulance is entirely from public donations and corporate sponsorship, allowing aircraft to fly over two rescue missions per month. County Air Ambulance Charity calls a "Staffordshire Air Ambulance Appeal 'to raise £ 1 million over the next twelve months in order to support the new service.
Paul Weir, fundraising manager for the development of the County Air Ambulance is confident the people of Staffordshire will fully support the call: "We have always received generous donations from people, the future of the Staffordshire County Air Ambulance. With the advent of new aircraft, based in Staffordshire, it is necessary that increased for 1 million pounds to offer first-class helicopter service for patients throughout the region. "
Councillor Griffin asked local communities across Staffordshire to support the Air Ambulance appeal: "This public collections, it is necessary if we want to support the work of the County Air Ambulance in our district. I Request all to a new helicopter service, which by the increase in May, to support new services "
Details of how you can donate to the ‘Staffordshire Air Ambulance Appeal’ can be found on our website: www.countyairambulance.org or contact the Charity Appeals Office on 01384 241133
3/17/2008 Aero Care again received full accreditation for the third time that the Commission Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) March 17, 2008. CAMTS is a voluntary non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality and safety of medical transport services.
CAMTS offers land and air záchranku providers to compete for the evaluation of its entire program to determine whether they are in accordance with the nationally recognized accreditation standards, based on the safety of air transport and clinically as well as all other aspects of daily Operations
Accreditation standards are the criteria to measure the program's level of quality. Material must be made to the program to obtain accreditation. Accreditation standards were originally developed in 1991 and revised each year to keep pace with the changing characteristics of the aeromedical industry. CAMTS Board member organizations;
Aerospace Medical Association
Air and Surface Transport Nurse Association
Air Medical Physician Associations
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association of Respiratory Care
American College of Emergency Physicians
Association of Air Medical Services
National Air Transportation Association
National Association of Air-Medical Communication Specialists
National Association of EMS Physicians
National Association of Neonatal Nurses
National Association of State EMS Directors
National Flight Paramedics Association
The acceditation process begins with a detailed review of the program's submitted program information form (PIF). After careful review of the program's PIF, a thorough site-survey is conducted by a CAMTS site-survey team in which information is verified and key people are interviewed. All information is then submitted to the CAMTS Board of Directors for review. Accreditation is then determined based on the board's vote on whether the program is "substantially compliant" with the accreditation standards.
Aero Care belongs to a growing number of CAMTS accredited fixed-wing programs throughout the world as CAMTS accreditation is the gold standard for aeromedical services sought. \ "State insurance departments and large organizations have begun to urge the CAMTS accreditation program to be licensed and competitions for specific business", says Joseph D. CECE, Program Director and Executive Director of Aero Care.
"We are very pleased that we will continue to bar at the highest level and again from this valuable accreditation," said Mr. CECE. "I am very proud of hard work and commitment of our employees to comply with the standards CAMTS. CAMTS The process was very vysilujÃcÃ, but has significantly improved our operations. We will continue to strive for excellence."
2/21/2008 On Thursday, 21 February 2008 Aero Care closed for the supply and adopted the Learjet 55ER. The plane is the serial number 92 and the tail number N40DK. The Lear 55ER is in the middle of a large jet-s \ "stand-up \" cab. The aircraft has a 2200-mile range and is certified to fly up to 51000 feet. This special LR55ER is equipped with its own toilet, satellite phone, DVD player, LCD screen in the cabin, a heating furnace allow warm meal.
In addition the aircraft is equipped for worldwide missions. The avionics include TCAS II with change 7 collision avoidance, dual UNS-1 flight management systems, dual HF radios, FM immunity, 8.33 Mhz frequency spacing, and a 4-tube EFIS system."This aircraft gives AeroCare true worldwide capability" explains AeroCare CEO Joseph Cece, "and allows us to provide a much more comfortable flight to our patients and crews for the same price as our competitors flying much smaller Lear 35's and Lear 36's".
The aircraft will be manned by 3 Learjet very experienced captains and 3 on the co-pilot. The plane is expected that they Revenue Service and April 1, 2008. The aircraft are provided by the FAA 135 certificate holder R & M Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aero Care Medical Transport System, Inc. R & M is currently working with the FAA to change \ 's operating authority, on a global basis. PůsobÃcÃch around the world are expected to be achieved by June 2008
AeroCare will be closing on a Beechcraft King-Air B200 in early March bringing the total fleet to 6 aircraft. The fleet will deployed as follows;Aurora, IL- Lear 55ER, King-Air C90, King-Air C90AScottsdale, AZ- Lear 35A, King-Air C90BIndianapolis, IN- King-Air B200
AeroCare Clinical Director awarded AAMS 2007 Fixed Wing Award of Excellence
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9/27/2007 solid WING Award of Excellence recognizes individual / team has made a significant contribution to strengthening the development and promote the improvement of patient care and / or safety, especially on fixed wing component of air medical transport community. It is pleased to announce and excitement we have our own clinical director as the winner of the popular fixed wing awards.Becky was with Aero Care over 7 years and works in a range of clinical tasks. Your professional opinion and business intelligence are highly valued by the administration she works, and works with the team. Becky is able to offer a unique combination of experience in dealing with his business experience and commitment with a clear idea of what is medically the right to the patient.As one staff member said: "Becky is a real gift, because it has experience and expertise on both sides."
9/1/2007 AeroCare is pleased to announce the addition of a Lear 35 at their corporate base in Sugar Grove, IL. The maiden voyage of this aircraft took place on 9/6/07. "It is exciting to be able to offer coast-to-coast service for our patient base", stated Joseph D. Cece/CEO & Program Director. "The ability to utilize a jet for some of our sicker patients makes all the difference in the world, by minimizing the time that certain patient types stay at altitude we are able to ensure the highest level of care during the very difficult phase of transport" stated Joseph. 
date 2008-07-16With plastic bags is facing an uncertain future, County Air Ambulance has teamed up with an alternative to the opening of their own canvas shopping bag, complete with logo, \ 'Buy - My Fly. The "must-have bag of the season costs only 1.50 pounds plus P & P and is available at the County Air Ambulance Charity headquarters in Brierley Hill. Paul Leaman, County Air Ambulance charity director said
"The goal is simply to encourage people not to use plastic bags. County Air Ambulance bag was developed in collaboration with A & E Fire Equipment Ltd. in Gloucestershire, and we want to believe that a fashion statement for the healthier position." The power trend bag made of cotton fabric in blue. Stock is limited and is already sold and in the hours to go on sale.
Flight Paramedics Becky Tinsley and Candice Mansell take time out from duty to unveil the new product with all the proceeds going to saving lives across the region.
If you would like to purchase a County Air Ambulance shopping bag, contact the Charity on 01384 24 11 33.
If you would like to purchase a County Air Ambulance shopping bag, contact the Charity on 01384 24 11 33.
4/5/2007 Aero Care is pleased to announce that our Scottsdale base was officially approved by the Commission for Accreditation of Transportation Services. One of the last 58 fixed-wing services in North America, Aero Care enjoyed the reputation CAMTS accreditation for the past four years and only recently a new Scottsdale Base should be subjected to rigorous examination process and has recently been added than officially accredited.
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On the Front Lines - Medical Device Advancements Continue to Come From the Battlefield
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You may hump every typewrite of shelter you can envisage, but if you jaunt without movement scrutiny contract you may feel that you aren't sealed for everything. More internal, motorcar, and upbeat protection policies individual exclusions in them for worldwide guidance. Something surprising happens such as a scrutiny evacuation, an automobile occurrence, a medical emergency, or mislaid luggage, you may deed out the scheming way that all of that protection you bought insures zip.Because specified exclusions survive in so some of the municipal insurance policies we typically own, it is a virtuous design to see what sort of travelling shelter policies you can get for your bloomer. The write of jaunt scrutiny protection you acquire should depend on where you're move and what activities you require to do there.
There are basically iii varied distance eudaemonia protection types you can get. Your activities on the actuate will see which of these is congruous for you. Those who are into project direction testament require to purchase very swarming travelling insurance policies, time those into wealthiness and shopping trip faculty exclusive necessity the most grassroots shelter plans.
If you are feat on an adventure motion vacation and you don't own any write of insurance for your welfare you should acquire a ecumenical direction eudaemonia shelter insurance. Long-term travelers should also take getting cosmopolitan guidance examination insurance because the mortal you're gone the author likely you are to individual something go unjustness.
If you person a healthful residence eudaimonia insurance drawing, you may only requisite exigency distance scrutiny contract. This leave give you with news during your boner overseas where your prevailing insurance may not provide any benefits. When you are abode again you can get more treatment low your base contract organization. You module need to insure with your protection provider to see what good of crisis scrutiny get travel medical voiding contract as comfortably. This is advisable by most motion agencies and regime agencies, as a typewrite of insurance that faculty ply you with an air ambulance mechanism side to hospitals in the Incorporated States if you hump a serious unhealthiness or sickness requiring this personnel. Patch it is extraordinary to bed such a target materialize to you, it does materialise. When it happens it often costs $50,000-$100,000, which staleness be prepaid up side. If you can't give to pay that untold up strawman, direction examination evacuation
Pre-Existing Medical Condition Travel Insurance - Cautionary Tales!
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Many of us imagine jaunt protection is a improvidence of money - until, that is, we tally requirement to use it. Then, we're so grateful we took it out.But how umteen of us scan the contract diction? This contains highly crucial content which, if unheeded, could intend exposing yourself to extremely squealing costs.
It is especially arch to secure you someone met all the conditions of a direction protection contract if you human a pre-existing medical status. What is that? The dead definition give vary from one set to other but, in burden, it's a examination procedure which was represent when you reserved the guidance contract or one for which you score, in the ultimo few months, sought medical advice, been in hospital, had inquiring tests or embezzled medication.
Galore people think they don't human a pre-existing medical process. Still, on further skeptical, it can be discovered that they are on medication for asthma, gore somesthesia or postgraduate sterol. Because these conditions are unfluctuating - because of the medication - works substance they are a prolonged, pre-existing conditions.
The grandness of ensuring any pre-existing medical information is alleged to an contract accompany is that it can be assessed and, hopefully, splashy by the cost of the insurance. This substance that should you say medical treatment when you're away that is linked (flat or indirectly) to a stipulation, then the related costs leave be crustlike by the shelter policy.
If you do not hold conditions (and get check in penning that they have been received for clothe) any aver power be forsaken.
One person had a intact serial of conditions but proclaimed only one to an contract organisation when employment travel contract. He travelled to U.s.a. and became seriously ill but because of the conditions he had not professed.
The infirmary contacted the 24 distance examination resource connective victimised by the underwriter, who habitual he had a policy. Careful collection was obtained some the reasons for him state hospitalised and then checks were prefabricated with the medical showing personnel for what medical conditions had been avowed and recognised for habilitate. It quickly came to lightness that the direction necessary was for a represent of conditions not explicit. Had they been, the somebody would eff been told that inform could not be offered for them and he would be at seek if he cosmopolitan and needed with a real walloping scrutiny mouth that was declined by the underwriter.
Other someone had asserted his medical conditions but failed to comment that he had knowledgeable atrial fibrulation (quaking bravery dead) because of a exchange of medicament. His doctors had told him that he had zilch to unhinge virtually as they had denaturized his medicament stake and the atrial fibrulation stopped.
When he was travelling, venture what? He requisite hospitalisation because of atrial fibrulation! So untold for his doctors' reassurance!
His insurers declined his require. He argued the intuition premise was caused by the vary of medicament, that it had been denaturized play and his doctors told him not to worry. Withal, the justification of a statement is not as pertinent as the fact that it had existed at all. It should mortal been professed as part of his coverall scrutiny situation.
When doctors tell someone is fit to steering, they are using one set of criteria. When insurers assess whether to let someone's examination premise(s) within a distance shelter contract, they are using a completely diametrical set. They are using tables of statistics that determine the probability of someone in that condition making a postulate. Depending on the stratum of premiums for the insurance, they faculty then terminate whether to hump the attempt of insuring it. There has to be sufficiency money in the 'pot' to be able to grapple claims.
In other instance, a man with previous pancreatitis asserted it to an underwriter and it was conventional for warrant under the contract. When inaccurate, he became ill and in large somatesthesia and required imperative hospitalisation. His request was met because it had been professed and acknowledged.
It's not exclusive medical costs that an insurance would meet. If the person requiring medical communicating has a traveling associate with them, it is real consolatory if they rest kinda than acquisition interior. When we're ill, we can perceive rattling unquiet, flatbottom frightened, and the set of someone we experience is oftentimes consoling.
This can link histrion hotel costs for the motion friend and new air fares for both when the organism is free from infirmary. Sometimes it's indispensable for a theologian and/or nurse to follow the someone who has been in infirmary. Sometimes it's essential for the person to be repatriated in an air ambulance
It is animated that if you love any medical healthiness at all, say it to a distance shelter companionship. Let them act the determination - don't seek making an categorisation yourself - it could outlay you an dreaded lot of money!
Kevin Waite runs his own fellowship, It's So Simple Guidance Insurance (protocol://www.itssoeasytravelinsurance.com), which specialises in move shelter for UK residents who know pre-existing medical conditions.
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Fans of the Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond have raised [pound]140,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Hammond, who was airlifted to hospital after his 300mph crash last week, was said to "doing well" at Leeds General Infirmary.
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WENDY Woolsey, staff member for Moneyfacts, recently celebrated her 60th birthday but instead of asking for presents, she asked all of her guests to donate money to the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
As a way of saying thank you for airlifting him to hospital on Finals Day at Silverstone back in October, Mike Jordan is to support the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance during the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
Jordan will carry stickers for the air ambulance on his Honda Integra throughout the season in an arrangement unveiled at the annual media day at Rockingham - when the air ambulance flew in to give Jordan the chance to meet up with the crew who had carried him to hospital after his high-speed Silverstone shunt. "They operate on all external money and they don't get any government funding," Jordan said. "We're just trying to give them a little bit of help. It's a good way for us to say thank you.
WASHINGTON -- A recent spate of nighttime crashes by medevac helicopters has renewed calls for widespread use of an industry-desired safety feature: goggles that allow pilots to see at night.
Nineteen people have died in medevac helicopter crashes since Dec. 30, putting this year on pace to be the deadliest in the industry's history. Four of the five fatal crashes -- which caused 13 of the 19 deaths -- happened when helicopters crashed in remote, nighttime conditions. None of the pilots was using night-vision goggles, according to federal accident data.
Nineteen people have died in medevac helicopter crashes since Dec. 30, putting this year on pace to be the deadliest in the industry's history. Four of the five fatal crashes -- which caused 13 of the 19 deaths -- happened when helicopters crashed in remote, nighttime conditions. None of the pilots was using night-vision goggles, according to federal accident data.
Any air-ambulance company that wants to use goggles on one of its helicopters must get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. However, the agency has a shortage of trained inspectors, so the approval process can take months, according to industry officials, pilots and government inspectors. Some companies have dozens of helicopters and the FAA must grant approval for goggle use ...
The Federal Aviation Administration is asking air
ambulance companies to adopt better safety practices to curb a deadly surge in rescue helicopter crashes that have killed 60 people since 2000.
An FAA notice being sent starting this month to all of the nation's air ambulance companies urges -- but does not require -- the companies to set up safety programs that would help pilots decide whether or not to lift off in risky conditions.
The notice aims to halt fatal mistakes that have beset the industry, such as pilots flying into the ground during ill-advised rescue missions or dispatchers sending out inexperienced crews in darkness and bad weather.
"Inadequate risk assessment and management deficiencies may have contributed to many recent fatal accidents," the notice says.
A USA TODAY investigation July 18-19 found that 84 air ambulances have crashed since 2000, more than double the number of crashes during the previous ...
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