AIR MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDER “AIR METHODS” HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE “LIFENET OF THE HEARTLAND” PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDING INTO SIOUX CITY LATER THIS YEAR.
THE NEW BASE, LIFENET 1-4, WILL HELP EXPAND ACCESS TO LIFESAVING CARE ACROSS WESTERN IOWA, EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
THE BASE PLANS TO OPERATE AN AIRBUS H-130 AIRCRAFT, WHICH WILL BE FULLY EQUIPPED WITH THE ADVANCED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND MEDICATIONS REQUIRED TO FUNCTION AS A FLYING I-C-U.
THE FLIGHT NURSES AND PARAMEDICS WILL CARRY BLOOD ON BOARD, ALLOWING THEM TO ADMINISTER THAT LIFESAVING RESOURCE AT A TRAUMA SCENE OR IN FLIGHT.
