Community Updates

05/21/12

Numbers released on May 15 by the FAA dramatize growing concerns over increasing numbers of people who continue to shine laser pointers at passing aircraft. While relatively harmless in initial appearance, laser beams from even handheld pointers...

05/21/12

May 21--TUPELO -- For Brunson Odom, being a pilot for North Mississippi Medical Center's CareFlight was all about family. While he flew the medical helicopter from 1988 to 2000, the CareFlight office became a second home to his daughters; his co-...

05/21/12

May 21, 2012 (Boston, Massachusetts) — The presence of a patient's family appears not to have any effect on the ability of pediatric trauma teams to perform advanced trauma life support (ATLS) assessment and treatment. Family presence also did...

05/21/12

The EAAA wants to further improve the life-saving service it provides over the next two years, with two new helicopters on order, a plan to start flying at night and making sure it has the very latest emergency medical equipment available for...

05/21/12

The Government has unveiled a new air ambulance service to focus on the West of the country. The pilot project will see the Air Corps provide dedicated support to the HSE. Based at Custume Barracks in Athlone it will cost €1m a year to run....

05/21/12

May 21, 2012 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has directed its investigators and staff to pursue stiffer penalties for individuals who purposefully point laser devices at aircraft. "Shining a laser at an airplane is not a laughing...

05/21/12

It saves thousands of lives a year, rescues sick children from the remotest of places, and even transports them sometimes by air. It’s not Superman, it’s Embrace, the NHS transport service based in South Yorkshire. The Star’s Rachael Clegg...

05/21/12

But now the charity needs the help of EADT readers to ensure it can continue to provide the very best vital emergency care to those in need. Today the East Anglian Daily Times is calling on readers to help the air ambulance save more lives by...

05/21/12

The charity provides a rapid response service in emergencies and often life saving missions.The Midlands Air Ambulance completed its first airlift on May 21st, 1991, and since then, they have responded to over 36,000 missions. Receiving no...

05/20/12

The threat of illness or injury is part of daily life - but help is at hand thanks to a daring squad of doctors, nurses and paramedics based in Dubai. These medics routinely take off to hostile territories around the globe to provide all sorts of...