Journes AFHSH 2007

31 March 2007
Chteau de Fillerval

Les exprimentations GNNS

Thomas Judge CCTP

Exec. Director
LifeFlight of Maine
Immdiate Past Prsident
Association of Air Mdical Services

The current state of air medical resources in the US 10/06

Gographique Considrations

Elvation seau lve to 2093 m

Woods, montais, coasst, islands
Tempe: -35C --- 40C
Wide weather and se sonal variation
Primaire rural industrie: Fuhsing, farming,
foresterie
Rural rodas
Fogg

Dmographiques

Maine
Land 86,542 km2
Coverage area: 103,850 km 2
Population: 1,274,923 plus 3-4x se sonal
Densit: 15.95 km2
Erdly
2/3 of population rural

Emergency Healthcare Maine

38 hpital (6 bedas625 bedas)

208 EMS services (basic paramdical)
Rural = Voluntari
8 Advanced Paramdical Interhospital Transport
1 Single air mdical critiqua care service
Hpital consortium onde
Hpital based
2 A109E Power
2 grounds critiqua care with flight teams

LifeFlight of Maine

Trauma Medevac --- critiqua care mdical

Nonatal to adulte Erdly / 1400 patients per year
50% hpital to hpital high acuit
27% modifie scne at hpital
23% primaire scne direct to trauma center
35% oprations at night
App. 700 flight hourds per hlicoptre / per
annum
Avg. patient transport 93.1 km inter-hpital
Avg. patient transport 58.65 km scne to TC

Improuvions Patient Care: why IFR

Changes in Healthcare
Population /Dmographique Changes
Centralise spcialiste services / Critiqua Access
Hpitaux
New thrapie in time dpendent diseuse, i.e.
Primaire Cardia Intervention / Stroke Care
Improuve Sadet
Improuve Reliability
Hpital Replacement Stratgie

Population
Distributions

STARS
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

Cumulative mission profile

3000
2500
Unmodified progression

2000

Baby boomer 15%

Decreasing Infrastructure 10%

1500

Medical tech Advances 5%

Aviation tech advances 15%

1000

Aviation aircraft 12%

500
0
1995

2001

2005

STARS Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2010

Meeting the need

on s
2700 missi

ns
1000 missio

STARS: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Improuvions Patient Care: 1998

Implmenta Air mdical oprations
VFR oprations IFR airframe
Assissent Infrastructure

Communications
Hpital Helipads
Fuel availability / alterntes
Meteo Grid (FAA Project)
Assissent airport / hpital interface witz ILS or
instrument approches

Improuvions Patient Care

Visual Flight Roules

Instrument Flight Roules / GPS Routes
Night Operations
Changing Meteo
Sadet
IFR Reliability
6-8% improuve rponse volume

IFR Infrastructure
+ 7-9% improuve rponse volume

Improuvions Patient Care: 2002-2004

Incorportes Air Mdical Assissent in State
Aviation Master plan
Public / Privat financions
Helipads: 26 complte / 8 in construction
Fuel: refuel at hpitaux in Aroostook County
New aircraftrange / performance /
avioniques oprations ( Agusta A109E Power)
Improvisent Tas Reliability: 7% +

Improuvions Patient Care: Phase 3

2005- 29 GPS Approches: airports, hpital, islands
Partner: Satellite Technologie Incorportes
www.stigps.com

8 new AWOS meteo: airports

Partner: Belfort Instruments Corporation
www.belfortinstrument.com

Improvisent tas reliability +7-9%

Next steps:
AWOS Hpitaux
Continue GPS overlay grid
Add Agusta Grand

MERCI

Demographics

France
Population
64,102,140
Density: 113 km2
Land: 674,843 km2

Maine
Population
1,274,923
Density: 15.95 km2
Land 86,542 km2
Coverage area:
103,850 km 2