Medical Capabilities

Each rotor wing aircraft is staffed with a Pilot, Flight Nurse, and Flight Paramedic….all employed by the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

Procedures:

» Adult and Pediatric IO
» Rapid Sequence Intubation
» Surgical Cricothyroidotomy
» Needle Cricothyroidotomy
» Escharotomy
» Blood Products Administration
» Transvenous Pacing

Equipment:

» ZOLL X Series Monitor
› 3 Invasive Line Ports
 › 2 Temperature Monitoring Ports
» Hospira Gemstar Infusion Pumps
» LTV 1000 Ventilator
» tPOD Pelvic Immobilization Device
» Karl Storz CMAC Video Laryngoscope
» King LTD
» IV Fluid Warmer
» Full Pediatric & Neonatal Capabilities
» 2 Units of Blood
» ECMO
» Left Ventricular Assist Device
» Medtronic Dual Chamber Pacemaker
» IABP