Chart review of fixed-wing medevac patients who landed at the Edmonton International Airport /

As noted, the colour triage of the patient can change based upon the patient’s condition evolving or updates from the sending facility and air medical crew.13 Medevac process in Alberta When a patient requires a higher level of care, the desired process to initiate a transfer is for the sending physician to contact RAAPID (Referral, Access, Advice, Placement, Information and Destination). [...] If it is deemed that the patient needs to be transferred, the mode of transportation (ground or air) is decided by the TP based on the patient condition and also with information provided by the CCC and the ELC (i.e., availability of aircraft, weather, and time out from hospital). [...] The TPs have expertise with emergency medicine and air transport, and can also guide and assist with the clinical care of the patient at the sending facility if required by the sending physician and healthcare team. [...] BACKGROUND INFORMATION 4 The medevac crew will arrive at the sending healthcare facility or rendezvous at the sending site airport, assess, treat the patient (if required) and depart the site with the patient for fixed-wing transfer to the EIA. [...] Medevac evidence The evidence for the use of medevacs (including rotary wing and fixed-wing) was well reviewed in the HQCA’s April 2011 report.16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 Overall there is a relative scarcity of high level evidence in the literature for medevac use in the context of clear patient oriented outcomes, and most of the evidence that does exist is concentrated in the rotary wing component