About AirCare
Transport Criteria
- Critically ill adult, pediatric or neonatal patients
- Trauma patients
- Hemodynamically unstable medical or surgical patients
- Patients with indwelling monitoring devices
- Pulmonary patients with mechanical ventilation
- Cardiac patients during or after thrombolytic therapy
Helicopters
- Twin-engine Eurocopter EC 135, with a normal cruising speed of 145 mph; equipped with instrument flight capability and weather radar
- Eurocopter EC 130, with a normal cruising speed of 145 mph, equipped with weather radar
- Single pilot operation
- Medical interior with capacity of up to 1 patient and 2 crew members
Crew Configuration
1 registered nurse and 1 paramedic
Nurses Requirements
- Current NC State License
- 5 years critical care/emergency room experience
Required Certifications
- ACLS
- TNCC
- PALS
- ITLS
- NRP
- BLS
- 1 or more of the following: CFRN, CCRN, CEN, CTRN
Paramedics Requirements
- Current NC State Certificate
- 5 years EMS/critical care experience
Required Certifications
- ACLS
- PALS
- BLS
- ITLS
- NRP
- Nationally Registered Paramedic
Pilot Requirements
- Commercial Helicopter Certificate with instrument rating
- 2000 hours total flight time
- EMS flight experience preferred
Service Area
- 150 miles from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, including areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia
Activation
- Interhospital flights coordinated by the Emergency Department attending physician
- Transferring physician may contact AirCare Dispatch at 800-336-6224 or the Physician's Access Line (PAL) at 800-277-7654.
- Trauma, Cardiac and Stroke calls that are activated by Emergency Medical Services can reach us by calling the AirCare Dispatch Line 800-336-6224.
Hours of Operation
Available 24 hours
AirCare is a partnership between Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Air Methods.
