The Team Approach
To enhance our service and streamline our response time, we have dedicated in house teams that work together form the moment we receive a patient transport request. Each team consists of a flight nurse, flight paramedic and two pilots. Two medical team members are on board at all times providing patient care. A board certified emergency physician is available on as needed mission specific transports, for international flights, and for consultation at any time.
Medical Team
Our flight nurses may have multiple certifications to include the following:
- Critical Care RN
- Certified Emergency RN
- Certified Flight RN
- Emergency Medical Technician
Our flight paramedics are EMT-P qualified and may have multiple certifications to include the following:
- Certified Flight Paramedic
- Critical Care Paramedic Certification
- Emergency Medical Services Instructor
All medical teams must have a minimum of 5 (five) years critical care experience or 5 years street experience for the paramedic. All maintain current status in the following:
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
- Annual recurrent education to include Flight physiology and Air Medical Resource Management
Some of the patients we transport are:
- Cardiovascular
- Head injuries and neurological disorders
- High risk pregnancies
- Trauma patients
- Premature infants
- CO poisonings
- Hyperbaric chamber patients
- Returning patients closer to their home
- Physical rehab patients
- Organ recipients
Pilots
MedFlight’s Pilot-in-Command (PIC) hold their ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) license, the highest level of licensure a pilot can hold. The Captains attend Flight Safety every 6 months and the Second in Command pilots attend once a year. MedFlight requirements include a minimum of 3,000 total flight hours with at least 2000 in a multiengine aircraft. While the PIC are rated as single pilots, MedFlight strives on safety and promotes a two pilot operation.
