Money To Be Used For Continuing Research Into Medical Aircraft
Safety
Aerolite Max Bucher AG and its U.S. subsidiary, Aerolite
America LLC, have presented a $40,000 donation to MedEvac
Foundation International, as part of the companies’ dual
commitment to advancing air-medical safety worldwide through
national and international research and education projects and
globally focused air-medical-transport-related charity
endeavors.
“As a leading independent designer and manufacturer of
helicopter and fixed wing aircraft interior solutions,
Aerolite’s overriding goal is to ensure that all aspects of
air-medical transport – including clinical functionality,
ergonomics and configuration of the transport medicine cabin
– are as safe for patients and crews as possible,” said
Aerolite CEO and President Max Bucher. “And one way of
achieving that goal is by integrating relevant research and
education findings into the final interior design. That is one
reason why we are happy to lend our financial support to MedEvac
Foundation International in its quest to enhance the safety and
quality of air-medical transport through timely, integrated and
solution-focused education and research grant
initiatives.”
With locations in Switzerland and a subsidiary in the United
States, Aerolite is known worldwide for its safe, superiorly
designed medical helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft interiors and
advanced medical system and equipment integrations.
“We would like to thank Aerolite Max Bucher AG and
Aerolite America LLC for their generous donation, which was made
during a recent international conference planning session held in
Grindelwald, Switzerland,” said MedEvac Foundation
International Chair Kevin Hutton, MD. FACEP. “This funding
helps support the mission and vision of the Foundation, which is to
empower people and organizations to make a difference in medical
transport across the globe, and to advance global medical transport
through research, education, outreach and charitable
services.”
Aerolite’s $40,000 donation will help with implementing
the MedEvac Foundation’s 2010 research and education grants,
which include the study of fatigue in medical helicopter crew
members, crisis resources in medical transport, building an online
air-medical transport curriculum, and appropriate utilization in
response to medevac helicopter trauma-scene requests. I will also
benefit The Family Grant Fund, which provides financial assistance
to families following a fatal air-medical crash, and The
Children’s Scholarship Fund, which supports higher education
for children who have lost a parent or guardian as a result of an
air-medical accident.