Considerations for an aero-medical start-up · Farhaad Haffejee. Type of Service EMS EMS + Rescue...
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Farhaad Haffejee
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Type of Service
EMS
EMS + Rescue
Outreach
Outreach + EMS (+Rescue)
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Service Model
Funding Model
Insurance
Government partnership
Combination
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Service Model
Single Platform
Dual Platform
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Service Model
Helicopter only
Daylight Only Service
24 Hour Service
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Service ModelEMS Crew
Paramedic
Doctor
Flight Nurse
Combination
Outreach personnel
Skills Availability
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Aircraft TypeOperating environment (task suitability)
Cargo doors for patient loading
Pressurisation
Landing strips for fixed wings (aircraft undercarriage & take off/landing capabilities)
Sector distances
Speed
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Dispatch CriteriaDispatch criteria in the developing world differ significantly from developed world criteria – usually much more flexible and situation dependent
Very often – the aircraft may be the only viable means of transportation that doesn’t take more than 12 + hours
Criteria are often based on availability of other resources, medical facility capability, distance, ease of access rather than strict patient criteria.
Very often the use of a ground ambulance will remove that resource from the community for an entire day – it may be the only ambulance in that area
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Dispatch Mechanisms
Dispatch very often tends to be left to one or two
persons – rather than specific criteria – mostly
due to budget control
Best through coordinated Government EMS
control room if available
Otherwise operator will need to establish a
control centre
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Dispatch Mechanisms
Flight coordination
Flight tracking
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Safety SystemsImplementation of a safety system as required by regulations and legislation
Aeromedical operations ranks among the highest risk activities, especially in HEMS
Safety is a common thread that needs to run through all activities from landing strip and LZ monitoring and upkeep to continuous training and recurrency of all persons associated with the program. This is a tall order but has to form an integral part of daily operations to be effective
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Safety SystemsEnsuring mission safety:
Landing facilities
Local knowledge (weather, alternate routes, navigation)
Flight Following:
Local communications, airband line of sight & short range, reliance on cellphone/expensive satellite technology for communication
Satellite tracking – very useful but NOT a replacement for confirmation that crews have landed safely (not crashed on runway), that events are running in accordance with plans, etc
Safety Audits
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Quality SystemsQuality Audits
Clinical review Committee
There must be a good quality oversight system to ensure that best practice and patient outcomes are closely monitored
It would be pointless having an aeromedical service with a high mortality rate or patient prognosis related to the increased risk of such a service
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Without international rules, air travel
would be in chaos.
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Aviation Regulations
Part 127/135 structure
(OPS)
Part 138 (Aero medical)
Part 43 (Maintenance)
Part 141 (Training)
Part 145 (AMO)
Part 24
(Incidents/accidents/haz
ards)
SA-CATS-OPS, GMR,
Technical Standards
Part 61
Part 66
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Medical Regulations
Existence of local AvMed regulations in country of operation or receiving country.
Health regulation
Port Control
Environmental Laws
OHASA
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Equipment related
legislation & practicalitiesUse of portable electronic devices on aircraft
Securing of patient and equipment
Servicing of equipment
Medical supplies – medication, Oxygen, cold chain perishable items, etc.
Dependence on electrical supply – from fuel pumps to office lights to cleaning, refrigeration of medicines, charging of equipment
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Training AviationCrew resource management (CRM)
Dangerous Goods (DG)
Part 138 (Air Ambulance)
NVG
Type Rating
Instrument ratings
Recurrency
Hoist Operators
Aviation Rescue
Cost
Auditing
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Training MedicalAviation Healthcare Provider Course (AHCP) / Flight Medical Attendants Course (FMA)
Advanced Airway Management
Medical CRM
Emergency medical dispatch
ACLS/ATLS/PALS
Refreshers
Various refresher courses
Cost
Auditing
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Maintenance
In house or outsourced
Parts back-up in non-metropoles
The higher the spec of the
aircraft the more difficult this
becomes!
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Infrastructure
Most appropriate location
CAA approved
If new, capital expenditure
Fuel availability
Maintenance
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Operational Realities
Aeromedical operations are unique itochallenges:
A small space with high noise levels, vibration and limited communications with the patient etc can create challenges.
In flight complications are to be avoided at all costs. Ensure that the crew are highly trained and experienced to ensure that patients are adequately stabilised and packed etc for the flight.
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Operational Realities
Oxygen supply
Equipment (incl spare batteries, backup ventilation devices, adequate IV access, etc)
Fuel
Crew & duty times
Drug control
Medical equipment certification & maintenance
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Operational Realities
Communications (infrastructure & language) –
clinically and aviation wise
Health Practitioners – licensed to practice in
country
Integration with existing services and resources
both ground & air.
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Operational Realities
Cross border work –
customs, immigration, port health control, Foreign
& Domestic affairs + navigation (no fly areas),
landing clearances & fees, fuel location + cost &
availability, availability of ambulances to fetch
crew & equipment, insurances (medical liability,
Aviation liability)
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Operational Realities
Weather
Light
Outreach logistics are huge & must not be
underestimated
Aircraft ‘breakdowns’
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Conclusion
Unfortunately no
‘one size fits all’
solution!!!
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