Ambulance
* International chassis with a 466 turbo diesel engine and an oversized box configured for one adult or pediatric patient
Equipment
* Bird Avian Ventilator with oxygen/air mixer
* Zoll monitor/defibrillator with noninvasive pacing
* Propac monitor with CO2, hemodynamic, and temperature monitoring capabilities
* Two Ivac three channel IV pumps
* Two refrigerators for medications and patient comfort items
* Intra-aortic balloon pump capabilities
* I-STAT blood analyzer
Transport Team
* Two experienced critical care transport nurses who meet the same qualifications as AirCare flight nurses
* Safe, experienced drivers certified as Emergency Medical Technicians
Transport Criteria
* Critically ill adult and pediatric patients
* Trauma patients
* Hemodynamically unstable medical or surgical patients
* Patients with indwelling monitoring devices
* Pulmonary patients requiring mechanical ventilation
* Cardiac patients during and post thrombolytic therapy
Service Area
* 100 mile radius from WFUBMC
* Will also transfer patients from referring facility to Forsyth Medical Center
Activation
* Transferring physician or registered nurse may contact AirCare dispatch at 1-800-336-6224 or the Physician's Access Line (PAL) at 1-800-277-7654
Hours of Operation
* Currently 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; decision to add night team will be based on demand