Requesting Services
To request FlightCare services for EMS use the following numbers:
1-800-EMS-EVAC (Patient Transports)
(989) 752-9305 (Office)
(989) 758-2911 (Communications)
Other contact numbers:
Shane Hunt RN, EMT Flight Manager
(989) 907-8574
mailto:shunt@stmarysofmichigan.org
Joe Brown, Base Manager
(989) 752-9305
George Roller M.D., Medical Director
(989) 793-7220
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Patient Preparation
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Follow these guidelines for the Critical Assessments under the type of injury:
Personal Possessions:
Remove all clothing - cut if necessary
Give all personal belongings and valuables to family or friend, if possible (record)
Please leave patients in cervical collars and on long spine board
Coverings/Dressings/Splints:
Apply rigid cervical collar
Apply necessary dressings and splints
Transfer patient on long board with immobilization
Ensure that sucking wounds are covered with an occlusive dressing
Make sure transfer personnel have chest tube clamps available if chest tube is placed |
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Landing Zones
To ensure landing site safety, please observe the following guidelines:
Daytime: Flat area 100 x 100 feet
Night / High Winds: Flat area 150 x 150 feet |
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Sites should be free of overhead obstructions (wires, trees & signs) and ground debris (trash cans, twigs and ambulance sheets) and be as level as possible.
Rotary beacons of emergency vehicles should be left on to help the pilot identify the general location. However, do not shine lights upward toward the aircraft.
Night landing zones must be identified by emergency vehicle beacons; crisscrossed low-beam auto headlights, or light sticks that are well secured to the ground.
Keep people at least 100 feet from the landing zone.
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Always approach the helicopter from the front and only after signaled to do so by the pilot and/or medical team.
Never approach the helicopter from the rear or from the uphill side of the aircraft. |
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There should be absolutely no smoking or running within 100 feet of the helicopter.
Secure all medical items,. Never bring loose sheets or I. V. poles into the landing zone.
Remain with the patient. The medical flight team will come to you.
The flight team is responsible for loading and unloading equipment and patients.
Please do not assist the flight team in opening or closing the helicopter doors.
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