An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport. These and related operations are referred to as Aeromedical. Air ambulance crews are supplied with equipment that enables them to provide medical treatment to a critically injured or ill patient.
The makeup of the medical crew staffing an air ambulance varies depending on country, area, service provider, and type of air ambulance. In services operating under the Anglo-American model of service delivery, the helicopter is most likely to be used to transport patients, and the crew may consist of Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, flight nurses, a Respiratory Therapist, or in some cases, a physician. Services with a primary focus on critical care transport are more likely to be staffed by physicians and nurses. In the Franco-German model, the aircraft is much more likely to be used as a method of delivering high-level support to ground-based EMS. In these cases, the crew generally consists of a physician, often a surgeon, anesthetist, trauma specialist or similar specialty, accompanied by a specially-trained advance care paramedic or nurse. In these cases, the object is the rapid delivery of definitive care, occasionally even performing emergency surgical procedures in the field, with the eventual transport of the patient being accomplished by ground ambulance, not the helicopter.
Air Medical Charters is a physician-owned and operated full service air ambulance transportation provider based out of Miami, Florida. Our medical crew provides full service medical air transport for adult critical care, pediatric critical care, maternal and neonatal patients. We are committed to providing the highest level of care and expedient patient transports for the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
Air Medical Charters has its own Learjet 55ER air ambulance with modern avionics and long range capabilities. The Learjet 55ER air ambulance has a maximum performance speed of 520 mph and a cruising speed of 450 mph, with a range of 1800 miles. This lear is certified to fly at an altitude of 51,000 ft. It has a spacious cabin that can accommodate a patient bound to a stretcher and five additional combined crew members and passengers. We also provide a spacious and private lavatory for your comfort and convenience.
