http://www.flightweb.com For Air Medical Professionals rparrish@flightweb.com rparrish@flightweb.com Copyright 2012 FlightWeb GeekLog Thu, 24 May 2012 19:38:11 -0400 en-gb FlightwebNewshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/ltGd8weGqFE/20120524093125863 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120524093125863 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:31:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120524093125863#comments Announcements The Flightweb Forums are temporarily disabled. Google is reporting a security issue and the problem is being investigated now. <P><A HREF="http://www.flightweb.com/staticpages/index.php/20120524190801877">Status Updates</A><P><A HREF="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/flightweb">Temporary Backup Forum</A> on Google groups<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/ltGd8weGqFE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120524093125863 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/8mPXxgHHHH8/20120524090955946 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120524090955946 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:09:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120524090955946#comments In the News Two air medical insurance programs in Oregon have decided not to continue a reciprocity agreement between the two providers. <P><A HREF="http://www.ktvz.com/news/31105458/detail.html">Two Memberships Needed for Air Care: Life Flight, AirLink Don't Honor Each Others' Memberships</A><P><A HREF="http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Business/Airlink-to-change-ownership">New AirLink has reciprocity agreement with different network of providers; local citizens with memberships could be impacted</A><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/8mPXxgHHHH8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120524090955946 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/A8r0tOz_2TI/20120518084609921 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120518084609921 Fri, 18 May 2012 08:46:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120518084609921#comments In the News In British Columbia, several MDs and others are publicly criticizing a policy that allows psychiatric patients to be sedated during air medical transports. <P><A HREF="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-rules-requiring-sedating-mentally-ill-for-transport-risks-lives-rural-mds-say/article2436519/">B.C. rules requiring sedating mentally ill for transport risks lives, MDs say </A><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/A8r0tOz_2TI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120518084609921 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/i6CRGJREuNE/20120511085645390 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120511085645390 Fri, 11 May 2012 08:56:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120511085645390#comments In the News LifeTeam (KS) will be opening a new HEMS base in Grand Island, Nebraska in the summer of 2012.<P><A HREF="http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/new-medical-helicopter-to-service-central-nebraska/article_fae362ea-9b14-11e1-a788-0019bb2963f4.html">New medical helicopter to service Central Nebraska</A><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/i6CRGJREuNE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120511085645390 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/-4BxUgQppcQ/20120506143250471 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120506143250471 Sun, 06 May 2012 14:32:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120506143250471#comments In the News Initial articles about the TAI fixed-wing crash near the island of St. Maarten.<UL><LI><A HREF="http://www.smn-news.com/st-maarten-st-martin-news/9285-breaking-news-air-ambulance-fell-close-to-st-barths-with-four-on-board.html">Medivac Air Ambulance Crashes, Four Presumed Dead. (Updated) </A><LI><A HREF="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-05-05/st-maarten-plane-crash/54771102/1">Medical plane crashes near St. Maarten, killing 4</A></UL><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/-4BxUgQppcQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120506143250471 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/ZYOM3BXA-FI/20120506142832516 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120506142832516 Sun, 06 May 2012 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120506142832516#comments Accidents On May 5, 2012, a TAI fixed-wing air ambulance crashed near St. Maarten (Carribean), killing the pilot, two medical crew members and a patient.<P>This site has been blacked out temporarily as a tribute to our fallen colleagues.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/ZYOM3BXA-FI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120506142832516 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/Ho-6P5tMZCQ/2012050409013971 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/2012050409013971 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:01:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/2012050409013971#comments Program Profiles REGA (Switzerland) is <A HREF="http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Air_rescue_reaches_new_heights_after_60_years.html?cid=32583440">profiled in this article.</A><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/Ho-6P5tMZCQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/2012050409013971 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/pV_llcXrV-g/2012050308523844 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/2012050308523844 Thu, 03 May 2012 08:52:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/2012050308523844#comments In the News The Medical City Children's Hospital (Dallas, TX) has deployed a dedicated high-risk OB fixed-wing transport team. <P><A HREF="http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/may/02/new-air-ambulance-to-transport-expecting-big-to/">New air ambulance to transport expectant Big Country mothers to Dallas </A><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/pV_llcXrV-g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/2012050308523844 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/cJeantfj8N4/20120416090703977 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120416090703977 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:07:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120416090703977#comments Accidents There were no serious injuries reported after the hard landing of a CareFlight (Aberdeen, SD) helicopter on Saturday, April 14, 2012. <UL><LI><A HREF="http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/aan-careflight-helicopter-crashlands-on-east-side-20120414,0,647058.story">No one injured after Careflight helicopter makes emergency landing in Aberdeen</A><LI><A HREF="http://www.argusleader.com/viewart/20120415/NEWS/304150041/No-serious-injuries-from-emergency-chopper-landing">No serious injuries from emergency chopper landing</A></UL><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/cJeantfj8N4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120416090703977 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~3/QaWSF4ABHCE/20120412091737353 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120412091737353 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:17:00 -0400 http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120412091737353#comments In the News STARS (Alberta) will be opening a new HEMS base in Regina, SK at the end of April 2012.<P><A HREF="http://www.leaderpost.com/news/STARs+begin+ambulance+operations+from+Regina+month/6442722/story.html"> STARS to begin air-ambulance operations from Regina at end of the month</A><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightwebNews/~4/QaWSF4ABHCE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.flightweb.com/article.php/20120412091737353