Flight Ambulance Operations

JEMS™ archives on flight ambulance operations offers insights and updates on the operational, regulatory and technological aspects of providing ambulance services in the sky. The aircraft used can range from helicopters to fixed-wing planes, each equipped with medical equipment and staffed by trained medical personnel.

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American Canyon Fire Protection District Debuts New Patient Transport Helicopter

The American Canyon Fire Protection District has entered a partnership with a private aerial emergency service company that will speed up urgent response and patient transport.
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Crash Victims in MS Medical Helicopter Crash Identified

A medical helicopter that crashed in a wooded area in Mississippi reported “a flight control problem” shortly before a Monday crash that killed all three…
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MS Medical Helicopter Crash Kills Three Crew Members

A medical transport helicopter crashed in Mississippi on Monday, killing a pilot and two hospital workers on board, officials said.
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MS Medical Helicopter Crash Kills Three

A medical transport helicopter with a pilot and two hospital workers on board crashed in Mississippi on Monday, officials said.
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Cockpit Voice Recorder Wasn’t Working Before Medical Jet Crash in Philadelphia

A key piece of hardware that aviation experts and pilots said could solve the mystery in the fatal crash of the medical transport Learjet on Jan. 31 turned out…
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Semi-Truck Driver Rescued After 90-Minute Extrication in Broward County (FL)

A semi-truck driver was saved Saturday morning after his rig tipped over on Alligator Alley, authorities said.
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No Sign of Missing Sea Ambulance as Six-Day Search Ends in the Pacific

Authorities on Monday suspended the search for a Marshall Islands sea ambulance and its crew of four, missing since March 3, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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U.S. Coast Guard aircrew perform preflight procedures before takeoff on the HC-130J Hercules aircraft at Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, HI, Aug. 15, 2024. Coast Guard aircrew members are trained in aviation skills, search and rescue operations, maritime law enforcement, and emergency response. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan).

US, Marshall Islands Search Vast Pacific Sector for Missing Sea Ambulance

Search aircraft and patrol boats from the U.S. and the Marshall Islands continued searching Friday for a sea ambulance and its crew of four.
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Man Dies after Car Goes Into Canal After Crash with Tractor Trailer on FL Turnpike

A man died in the hospital Friday morning after his car sank into a canal following a collision with a tractor-trailer truck on Florida’s Turnpike,…
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Faster, Quieter, Safer: Cleveland Clinic Upgrades Its Medical Helicopter Fleet

The Cleveland Clinic is getting three new medical transport helicopters with advanced safety features.
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So, You Want to Be a Flight Paramedic?

Dreaming of becoming a flight paramedic? Veteran flight medic Dr. John vonRosenberg shares three essential steps to get started.
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Three Escape with Minor Injuries in NC Air Ambulance Crash

An air ambulance crashed near Wilmington Monday night with a three-person crew on board.
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Public-Private Partnership Bringing Medical Flights Back to Williston (ND)

Air medical services are set to return to Williston nearly two years after the city lost its provider.
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As Conspiracy Theories Abound, Philadelphia Air Ambulance Crash Has Experts Baffled

What went wrong the night of Jan. 31 to turn the heavily used jet into a deadly rocket less than a minute after takeoff is…
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Philadelphia Air Ambulance Crash Update: Five Still Hospitalized, Three Critical

02.03.2025
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Medical Transport Jet Crashes in Philadelphia Neighborhood Seconds after Take Off

01.31.2025
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Boy Airlifted From Makaha (HI) With Hunting-Related Gunshot Wound

01.04.2025
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Woman Pulled from Bolton Lake in Vernon (CT) Airlifted to Hospital on Christmas

12.26.2024
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Insurance Company Backs Off Denial of Coverage for $60K Air Ambulance Bill

12.11.2024
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Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Life Flight Earn Texas EMS Trauma Awards

12.06.2024
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Mystery Drones Kept Helicopter From Taking Patient to NJ Hospital, College Says

12.04.2024
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Hearing Protection Without Sacrificing Communications

11.12.2024
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Not A-Fib Podcast: Susan Bailey

11.08.2024
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Global Medical Response to Add Fifteen IFR-Configured Bell 407GXis to its Fleet

11.05.2024
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Medical Helicopter Vandalized with Graffiti at CA Airport

10.29.2024
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Here’s How This TX Transport Team Cares for Pediatric Patients in the Air

10.23.2024
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