Our Advanced Skills

Our highly trained Flight Nurses and Flight Paramedics provide pre-hospital and interfacility critical care to patients based on extensive patient care guidelines and via online medical direction. Some of the specialized skills, procedures, equipment, and medications that are utilized are listed below.

Procedures and Skills

• Advanced Airway Management
• Arterial Line Management
• Blood Product Administration
• Escharotomy
• Intraosseus Access (Adult and Pediatric)
• Intra-aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Management
• Needle Cricothyrotomy
• Needle Thoracostomy
• Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
• Pericardiocentesis
• Surgical Cricothyrotomy
• Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI)
• Ventilator Management (Pressure Support/Volume)
• Umbilical Vein Catheterization

Medications

• Anti-arrhythmics
• Anti-hypertensive Agents
• Anti-emetics
• Anti-epileptics
• Beta-blockers
• Calcium Channel Blockers
• Narcotics
• Paralytics
• Sedatives
• Vasoactive Medications

Equipment

• Cardiac Monitor/12-Lead EKG/Defibrillator/External Pacer
• End-Tidal Waveform Capnography
• Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
• Isolette
• IV Fluid Warmer
• Transport Ventilator
• Transport IV Infusion Pumps
• Ultrasound Doppler