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Level
of Treatment
There are varied levels of service available with an air
ambulance transfer. TOPS AIR RESCUE is committed to providing
the proper level of treatment for each specific patient.
As always, the patient needs, dictate what service is
utilized in their transfer. The services that are available
are Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support and Critical
support.
Basic Life Support (BLS)
A BLS patient is typically not capable of traveling on
a commercial aircraft and their condition is non life
threatening, but need to have monitoring or potential
care during the transfer. The aircraft and medical team
utilized for this transfer are capable of handling any
medical emergency.
Advanced Life
Support (ALS)
ALS transfers require a medical crew that is more advanced
in their training and the aircraft is suited for transferring
these patients. They must be capable of maintaining airways,
operating more specialized monitoring and sustaining equipment.
The crew is selected to meet the special diagnosis
of the patient and is trained to provide care
for any unforeseen changes. These cases are typically
due to trauma, cardiac issues, burn cases or other conditions.
Critical Care Support
Critical care patients are transported in an intensive
care setting, onboard the aircraft with a specialized
medical team. A critical care team will consist
of a specially trained physician and a critical care nurse
that are specifically selected to meet the needs of the
patient. Many times there will be a Respiratory Therapist
or additional speciality personnel. |
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