PROCEEDINGS: NATIONAL MEDEVAC HELICOPTER CONFERENCE

The purpose of the National Medevac Helicopter Conference was the establishment of a national forum to discuss the benefits of using helicopters in medevac operations. This forum included hospital administrators, emergency medical services systems directors, trauma center personnel, emergency department physicians and nurses, helicopter operators, manufacturers, equipment suppliers, and medical flight personnel. It was an attempt to bring together medical personnel, those involved with the manufacturing and operation of helicopters, and personnel comprising medevac teams. Experts from across the country joined together to present not only the state-of-the-art in medevac operations but to look at the possibilities for the future. These proceedings are a record of the views and experiences of those involved in medevac helicopter operations. Topics included: government regulations and requirements for the siting, design, and construction of hospital heliports; the organization, cost, and operational utility of various helicopter operations; the various types and models of helicopters available, including the equipment requirements and capabilities of each; the latest advances in rotorcraft technology, medical technology, and related equipment; a discussion of the types of medical flight personnel utilized in medevac helicopter missions; and the financial considerations in providing medevac helicopter service.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 140 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air ambulances; Conferences; Disasters and emergency operations; Hazards and emergency operations; Helicopters; Heliports
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390447
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 481
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM