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April 15: A Douglas C-47A stalled and crashed into a rice field near Floridablanca Air Base, Pampanga, killing all 40 on board. [6]November 8: A helicopter conducting reconnaissance operations against the New People's Army was shot down over San Mariano, Isabela, killing Colonel Melchor dela Cruz, Commander of the Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Battalion.
The care of these patients is generally provided during aeromedical evacuation or rescue operations aboard helicopters, propeller aircraft, or jet aircraft. On board a rescue aircraft, is a flight nurse, accompanied by flight medics and respiratory practitioners , as well as the option of a flight physician for comprehensive emergency and ...
During World War I, air transport was used to provide medical evacuation – either from frontline areas or the battlefield itself.. In 1928, in Australia, John Flynn founded the Flying Doctor Service (later the Royal Flying Doctor Service), to provide a wide range of medical services to civilians in remote areas; these included from routine consultations with travelling general practitioners ...
3 July – A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Khyber Pass, Pakistan, killing all 41 people on board. 8 August – A Eurocopter AS350 collides with a Piper PA-32R over the Hudson River between Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City, United States. The six occupants of the helicopter and the three occupants of the Piper aircraft all ...
Crolius said the new helicopter design means everything is mounted within arm’s reach for flight nurses and paramedics, including IV pumps that can mount directly to the stretcher.
'Air Army of the Philippines') is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Initially formed as part of the Philippine Army as the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) in 1935, the PAAC eventually saw combat during World War 2 and was formally separated from the Army in 1947 as a separate service branch of the AFP ...
A flight paramedic is a paramedic who provides care to sick and injured patients in an aeromedical environment. Typically a flight paramedic works with a registered nurse, physician, respiratory therapist, or another paramedic. [1] Flight paramedics must have an advanced medical knowledge along with years of clinical experience.
An AW109E naval helicopter approaches one of the Philippine Navy's Tarlac-class landing platform dock during an exercise in 2018 Missile-armed MPAC Mk. III attack boats during a live-fire demonstration involving the launching of Spike-ER missiles in November 2018 The BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) , along with an AW109E naval helicopter, conducting ...