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Lifeflight Air Ambulance
Lifeflight
is a licensed specialized air ambulance service in the
province of Manitoba. This means that Lifeflight has the
resources to provide "intensive care in the air".
A group of critical care
physicians, emergency physicians and obstetricians provide
24 hour coverage for the program. Flight nurses with advanced
critical care training and extensive experience triage
all calls, stabilize patients pre-transport and facilitate
advance care throughout the medevac. Lifeflight provides
the primary means of air transport for all seriously ill
or injured Manitobans from areas outside the 80 mile radius
of Winnipeg in rural and northern Manitoba to urban referral
centers in Winnipeg.
Where is Lifeflight
located?
Lifeflight operates out of
the Government Air Services Hangar T5 located at 900 Ferry
Road, Winnipeg. The aircraft is stationed here with the
duty flight nurse and pilots on 24 hour standby, 7 days
a week. For medevac information please call (204) 945-8990.
Core Value:
"Service through
Trust, Respect and Competence"
Lifeflight’s
Goals
- To provide the highest possible quality
of specialized health care during interfacility transportation
of seriously ill patients.
- To conduct educational programs for
Lifeflight physicians, nurses, pilots and engineers and
to provide outreach education upon request for urban,
rural and northern health facilities.
- To promote a safe operation through
the cooperative efforts of all personnel.
- To establish Lifeflight staff as competent
providers of specialized aeromedical transport in the
provincial emergency medical services system.
For further information regarding our
program or if you would like Lifeflight to provide an information
session for your staff please call Rick Sellwood, Chief Flight
Nurse, Lifeflight (204) 945-0849.
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