1. Ken Bullwinkle MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, PHRN, MICN
FLIGHT NURSE
MIDATLANTIC MEDEVAC

4. In The Beginning.... 'First Aider‘ Firefighter/EMT
Emergency Department Tech

5. Sesame Place Nurse The 'cute' and Fun side of nursing.
Stickers, Band-Aids and Ice Pops

6. Emergency Department Nurse
Emergency Department and Trauma Admitting Area
You see and take care of everything!

7. Specialty Care Transport Unit
Interfacility transports between hospitals
911 ALS response

8. So What do we Make??
The average RN salary in New Jersey at that time was $77,360 or $37.19 per hour. (May 2013, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Increase in pay for certain shifts (nights vs days)
Holiday pay
Certification pay

9. FLIGHT NURSING

10. Locations 3 Bases MedEvac 3- Pottstown PA MedEvac 4- Woodbine NJ
MedEvac 5- Vineland NJ

11. Flight Crew
Pilot
Nurse
Paramedic
Specialty Teams

12. Pilot Minimum 2,500 hours of flight time
Commercial pilot’s license (or Airline Transport Pilot rating)
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) rating

13. Flight Paramedic 3 – 5 years prehospital experience
State certified EMT-P
ACLS
PHTLS or BTLS
PALS or APLS

14. Flight Nurse Licensed RN 3 – 5 years intensive care unit experience
Pennsylvania certified EMT-P or PHRN
ACLS
PALS or APLS
PHTLS or BTLS
CEN or CCRN

15. And don’t forget…behind the scenes…
Communications Technician
Aircraft Mechanic
Medical Command Physician
Photos of mechanic at work, comm tech at work.

16. Types of Flights Interfacility
-Going from one hospital to another for specialty services.
-Off Site Landing Zones
Scene (911)
-Landing Zones (LZ)

17. What do we fly.... Stabbings Shootings (GSW) Heart Attacks (MI)
Stroke (CVA)
Assaults
Sick Children
Anything that needs to get from one place to the next quickly!

20. To Fly or Not To Fly Ceiling -Day- 1000ft -Night- 1500ft Visibility
-Day- 3 miles
-Night- 5 miles
Wind Considerations

27. Helmets and NVGs NVG= Night Vision Goggles
All crew members wear helmets in and around helicopter while its running.

28. Weight and Balance Weight of crew, equipment and fuel
Isolette and additional crew/passengers

29. Equipment Cardiac monitor Ventilator Medications/IV fluids/pumps
Intubation equipment
Survival Packs
Oxygen

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