The new CareFlight “I-CARE” aeromedical system Moving patients more safely and quickly between rotary, fixed wing and road ambulance platforms. • Do you operate in a remote or off-shore environment? • Does your company have a requirement for medevacs? • Will any medevac involve multiple transport types (helicopter, fixed wing and/or road ambulance)? • Improve patient outcomes by adopting the I-CARE aeromedical system into your operations.
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The new CareFlight “I-CARE”
aeromedical system
Moving patients more safely and quickly between rotary, fixed wing and road ambulance platforms.
• Do you operate in a remote or off-shore environment?
• Does your company have a requirement for medevacs?
• Will any medevac involve multiple transport types (helicopter, fixed wing and/or road ambulance)?
• Improve patient outcomes by adopting the I-CARE aeromedical system into your operations.
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For further information on CareFlight’s I-CARE system, contact CareFlight at [email protected]
The “I-CARE” aeromedical system was designed to solve a persistent challenge in the aeromedical industry - the absence of an aeromedical stretcher and critical care equipment set that can be easily transferred and secured in the multiple transport platforms used in a medevac.
Under the current industry system, a patient can be transferred from one stretcher/set of medical equipment to another supplier’s stretcher/medical equipment up to four times during a medical evacuation. This occurs because the various clinic, rotary wing, fixed wing and road ambulance providers all have their own (and often different) stretcher and medical equipment systems. This presents the following safety risks:
• Increased clinical risk to the patient - connecting and
disconnecting critical care medical equipment multiple
times during the medical evacuation process is a high risk
activity.
• Time delays - up to 45 minutes can be lost every time
a patient is physically transferred from one supplier’s
stretcher / medical equipment set to another. In any
medical evacuation, time to the treating hospital is a critical
determinant of favourable patient outcomes.
• Increased risk to medical staff - due to increased
manual handling of different stretchers and associated
equipment; and
• In flight risk - inconsistent and/or inappropriate methods
of securing oxygen cylinders present a risk to aircraft
operations.
CareFlight’s SolutionThe “I-CARE” aeromedical system has been designed
to allow a patient to be transported from an offshore clinic
to a treating hospital on the same stretcher and life support
system, irrespective of the mode of transport.
The “I-CARE” aeromedical system has already been
certified for use in four types of rotary wing
aircraft (Eurocopter EC-225, AS332 Super
Puma, Sirkorsky S-92, and AW139), two fixed
wing aircraft types (KingAir 200B and Beechjet 400) and
road ambulances.
This means the system can be utilised across the industry
as a single platform to provide consistent care and simplify
a response to a mass casualty should the need arise.
The “I-CARE” aeromedical system also includes a
tele-diagnostic unit that allows remote specialists to assist
offshore paramedics determine whether an evacuation
is required. Reducing the number of “false” evacuations
reduces the risk to all stakeholders in the medevac process.
About CareFlight
CareFlight is a national aeromedical charity that
invests in innovation and training. Visit our website
at www.careflight.org to see how you can support
CareFlight’s mission.
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