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in rural communities, we considerably reduce the response time to not only 911 [calls] but also critical-care transport from critical-access hospitals to higher levels of care.” Today, Life Flight Network’s bases are strategically placed


A Life Flight team: from left, Justin


Jackson, flight nurse; Alec Leetch, flight


paramedic; and Mike Martin, pilot.


throughout the region, with an average 175-mile range per base, in order to provide rapid access to intensive care. Helicopters can fly farther if needed. Bases with airplanes utilize those resources for facility-to-facility transport beyond a helicopter’s range. Because of the remoteness of the communities and poten- tially limited resources at the closest hospital, Life Flight Network’s teams have the ability to perform a comprehensive array of intensive-care medical functions during flights. Each aircraft acts as a mobile intensive-care unit, equipped with a Zoll Propaq MD cardiac monitor/defibrillator, an LTV 1200 or ReVel ventilator, an Alaris MiniMed infusion pump, a Belmont Buddy Lite fluid warmer, two units of blood, circulatory support devices (intra-aortic balloon pumps), and a C-MAC PM video laryngoscope. In addition, Life Flight Network maintains dedicated teams


of neonatal and pediatric registered nurses and respiratory therapists on continuous standby. Tese teams provide neonates and children with care equivalent to what they would receive as patients on a specialty critical-care unit. “Additionally, our teams recognize the unique needs


children bring to the transport environment and are adept at making patients feel comfortable, safe, and well cared for during what can be a challenging time,” says Greg Plenert, Life Flight Network director of marketing.


Life and Trauma in La Grande Based at the La Grande/Union County Airport (KLGD), the Life Flight Network La Grande base operates an AW119Kx Koala in VFR-only conditions and a Pilatus PC-12NG turbo- prop airplane. Te staff includes four helicopter and four fixed-wing pilots, four critical-care nurses, four flight para- medics, two maintenance technicians, a director of clinical operations, and a customer service manager. A helicopter pilot, fixed-wing pilot, nurse, and paramedic are on shift at all times, with the medical crew trained to


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