Thu, Nov 20, 2003
Tracking System, Dispatch Software And Night Vision Goggles
Improve Safety, Response Time
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical
Center has announced the addition of an automated flight tracking
system, dispatch software and night vision goggles to its Life
Flight air medical program. The improvements help pilots and flight
nurses better handle weather, darkness, remote and rugged terrain,
and ground-to-air communication.
Saint Alphonsus Life Flight is only the fourth air medical crew
in the nation to have these new technologies, and the first in
Idaho.
"Saint Alphonsus Life Flight has been transporting the
critically ill and injured in Southern Idaho, Eastern Oregon and
Northern Nevada for over 15 years," Stan Rose, Life Flight Program
Director, said. "In keeping with our commitment, we equipped our
team with the latest technology to improve the safety and response
time of our crew."
Automated flight tracking
system
OuterLink(R) automated flight tracking system helps Life Flight
pilots locate landing zones and safely fly to the appropriate
medical destination. The automated system continually tracks the
position of the aircraft and communicates patient data even when
the aircraft is beyond radio contact. A PDA (personal digital
assistant) with two-way text messaging allows the medical crew to
communicate patient data to the hospital in a complete,
confidential manner using a dedicated channel. In addition, GPS
(Global Positioning System) data from OuterLink(R) transmits the
aircraft's position to the dispatch center.
Dispatch Software
New computer-aided dispatch software from Pinpoint(R)
Technologies tracks flight operations and patient data for each
mission, and verifies destinations.
Night Vision Goggles
As the first air medical transport service in the region to
equip its pilots with night vision goggles, Saint Alphonsus Life
Flight crews are able to better navigate mountainous regions in
extreme darkness.
"As technology continues to develop better ways for us to serve
the people of the region, we will continue to monitor and upgrade
the quality of our operations," Rose said.
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