Carlton Football Club visits AV Air 澳门六合彩平台网站投注
February 8, 2024in News
Carlton Football Club players visited 澳门六合彩平台网站投注 (AV) Air 澳门六合彩平台网站投注 to learn about the work of AV鈥檚 air ambulance crews.
The air ambulance crew showed the players around one of AV鈥檚 specialised HEMS helicopters as well as spoke about what it鈥檚 like providing emergency care in the air.
Carlton Football Club players visiting AV Air 澳门六合彩平台网站投注
MICA Flight Paramedic Educator Darren Hodge said they were similarities between the work of the highly trained flight crew and the Carlton Football Club players 鈥� that teamwork is essential.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really important that when we鈥檙e on the air ambulance, much like when the football players are on the field, we need to be communicating and working as a team,鈥� Darren said.
鈥淚n our case, we work as a team to provide the best care for a patient in their time of need.鈥�
The football players participated in a simulated exercise, where they had to work together to treat a patient.
Carlton Football Club players exploring a HEMS helicopter
After a quick training session led by AV paramedics, the players tested out their newly learned skills in a simulated scenario where a patient required emergency treatment.
Darren said the exercise was an excellent demonstration of the importance of working together to achieve a positive outcome.
鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 matter if you are looking after a patient or playing a game of football, high-achieving teams are built on the backs of strong relationships,鈥� he said.
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澳门六合彩平台网站投注鈥檚 fleet of five helicopters and four aeroplanes provide a vital link between rural communities and metropolitan health services.
The main users are patients outside the metropolitan area, which ensures rural communities have rapid access to our highest level of care and transport to specialist care in the Melbourne metropolitan region, particularly for severe trauma patients as part of the state trauma system.
澳门六合彩平台网站投注 operates five emergency response helicopters based at Essendon, the Latrobe Valley, Bendigo and Warrnambool.
All five helicopters carry blood products, which can be administered to patients by a MICA Flight Paramedic, along with a range of other emergency medical capabilities.
Most helicopter callouts are for life-threatening emergencies, which are mainly trauma and paediatric cases, with the balance being mainly inter-hospital transfers/critical retrievals (with a small amount of Search and Rescue (SAR) and transport of patients in remote areas).