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Careflight Queensland
CareFlight is an air medical service headquartered in Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. History CareFlight was established in the mid-1980s in New South Wales to provide aeromedical services. Its early years involved navigating regulatory requirements and establishing partnerships with local emergency serviceHelicopter Rescue by Ken Wishaw Aviation Authority Compliance During its initial operations, CareFlight worked to meet Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) standards. There were challenges related to regulatory compliance, typical of new aeromedical operations at the time. However, no publicly available CASA reports indicate significant breaches or sanctions against CareFlightCASA. Relationship with LifeSaver Helicopter Service CareFlight's entry into the aeromedical sector coincided with the operation of the LifeSaver Helicopter Service by Surf Life Saving Australia. While competition for public funding and service contracts existed, no official records or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Medical Services
Air medical services are the use of aircraft, including both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to provide various kinds of urgent medical care, especially prehospital, emergency and critical care to patients during Medical evacuation, aeromedical evacuation and search and rescue, rescue operations. History 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 (minister), John Flynn founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, 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, to air ambulance evacuations and other emergency medical services. Fixed-wing aircraft, Fixed wing military air ambulances came into regular use during World War II. Helicopters became more commonly used for such purposes during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
