Tag: air ambulance safety

Challenges in Ground Transportation for Air Ambulances: A Critical Issue

Air Ambulance CostSeptember 30, 2023

Air ambulance stretcher is a cost-effective alternative at times. We explain what it is all about and everything else you might want to know.

Air Ambulance Industry News

Air Ambulance Industry NewsSeptember 15, 2023

What’s new in the world of the air ambulance industry? We take a look at some of the crucial developments that have taken place recently.

Air Methods Medical Flight Services fined $1.5 Million

Air AmbulanceApril 28, 2015

It was only a few years back in 2011 that an Air Methods medical flight crashed killing 4 people onboard. The same medical flight...

Air Ambulance Tragedy Results in Death of Pilot, Matt Mathews

Air AmbulanceMarch 20, 2015

Just as the air ambulance industry is gearing up to meet the new FAA standards, another tragedy has struck reminding the air ambulance industry...

Air Ambulance Transport Company, Air Methods Corp, in Trouble with Authorities Again

Air AmbulanceFebruary 6, 2015

It was mid 2014 when Air Methods Corporation, a well-known air ambulance transport company was in trouble with the FAA. The regulatory authority had...

Pilot Shortage Affecting Medical Air Services

Air AmbulanceJanuary 14, 2015

It is said that about a decade ago, the minimum flight time requirement of medical air services was around 3000 hours, but today this...

This Innovative US Air Ambulance Company uses Simulation for Training

Air AmbulanceDecember 3, 2014

EagleMed, a US Air Ambulance company, has come up with an innovative method to train its clinical practitioners through a Mobile Air Medical Education...

FAA Confirms the Date for Air Ambulance Safety Rule Implementation

Air AmbulanceNovember 13, 2014

After several delays, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally confirmed that the new air ambulance safety rules will go into effect from April 22,...