intefacility STEMI transfers

[Wade See]

Hi Gang;
One additional question worth considering is what type of aircraft you fly in relation to whether hot loading is worth the risk.  i.e. Bell models have much longer shut-down times than ECs.  Or is it a model with a NOTAR and a high/safe rotor system...etc.
 
Wade See
Life Flight
Missoula, Montana> From: ab9302 at gmail.com> To: flightmed at flightweb.com> Subject: RE: intefacility STEMI transfers> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:56:39 -0500> > Dr. Kim,> > 1) We do operate under a regionally coordinated STEMI protocol which most> EMS agencies and referral hospitals cooperate with. > > 2) We do try to hot load at the referring facility. In fact, we try to get> the staff to supply us with report while we are enroute and then bring the> patient to the helipad as we touch down, rather than come into the ED to get> the pt.> > 3) We do hot offload at our receiving facility (which is also our home base> the vast majority of the time)> > 4) I don't know what our average time is, but our goal is 10 minutes. We> easily meet that when the referring facility is willing and able to bring> the pt to the helipad, which they often do.> > 5) MedCenter Air, Charlotte, NC> > ------------------------------------------------------> Allan Bulkley, RN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P> Flight Nurse, MedCenter Air> Carolinas Healthcare System> Charlotte, NC> > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: flightmed-bounces at flightweb.com> [mailto:flightmed-bounces at flightweb.com] On Behalf Of David Kim> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:03 PM> To: flightmed listserv> Subject: intefacility STEMI transfers> > > Hello!> Just wanted to gain a bit of insight into interfacility STEMI transfers with> the following questions. In return for your help, I will forward the> aggregate results. Thank you in advance.> 1. Does your flight program participate in a regional protocol for> interfacility STEMI transfers?> 2. In general, does your flight program encourage a "hot load" at the> sending facility?> 3. In general, does your flight program encourage a "hot unload" at the> receiving facility?> 4. What is the average time spent at the sending facility for STEMI> transfers (defined as the arrive at sending facility-leave sending facility> interval)? > > Optional: To help prevent more than one answer per program, what is the> name of your flight program (I will blind the aggregate results and will not> divulge any program-specific responses)?> > DTKDavid T. Kim, M.D., FACEP Idaho Emergency Physicians, P.A. Saint> Alphonsus Life Flight Boise, ID> _________________________________________________________________> Windows LiveT: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_explore_012009> _______________________________________________> Flightmed mailing list> To unsubscribe or change your email address, go to> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/flightmed> > _______________________________________________> Flightmed mailing list> To unsubscribe or change your email address, go to http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/flightmed> 
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