Flight Paramedics
Whether caring for a patient after a serious auto accident, or moving a critically ill patient to tertiary intensive care,
MedEvac Flight Paramedics, working in partnership with our Flight Nurses, are at the forefront of our service. Selected
from the finest prehospital care clinicians from across the region, our paramedics have each spent many years working in
the emergency services arena. They have completed the rigorous EMT-Paramedic curriculum, as well as the courses of Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and either PreHospital or Basic Trauma Life Support (PHTLS or BTLS).
Once accepted into the MedEvac training program, the flight paramedic candidate undergoes a rigorous orientation and
training process designed to augment their already considerable skills. This expanded scope of practice is designed to
bring a higher level of care to each air medical mission, and includes skills such as advanced airway management, rapid
sequence induction, central venous access, and a wide array of medications usually reserved for the hospital setting. Many of the
paramedics serve as faculty in regional training programs, and take advantage of specialized continuing education programs in Advanced
Pediatric Life Support, Advance Trauma Life Support, and procedure labs. The National Flight Paramedic Association offers Paramedics the
opportunity to take their Flight Paramedic Certification Exam (FP-C).
For more information on a LVH Medevac Flight Paramedic, please click on their listing.
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