| 词条 | Metro Life Flight |
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Metro Life Flight is an air ambulance service serving the Cleveland, Ohio area, and is part of the MetroHealth system. The system is fully CAMTS certified, and provides transport between local hospitals, as well as emergency transport to MetroHealth Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Center. HistoryMetro Life Flight was founded in 1982 as the first air medical program in Northeast Ohio. In 1984 the service switched a dual pilot system. In 2009 the main operating base was moved from MetroHealth Medical Center to three bases in the surrounding area.[1] In 2010, the old fleet of Sikorsky S-76 helicopters was replaced by 3 Eurocopter EC 145s.[2] Current BasesMetro Life Flight operates three aerial bases:[3]
Ground operations are conducted out of MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. CrewEach flight is staffed by two instrument rated pilots, a physician, and a registered nurse. The pilots are mostly ex-military, and are fully trained and certified for night vision goggle operations.[4] FleetThe main rotor fleet consists of three EC145s. Each helicopter is capable of caring for patients suffering from serious trauma, acute cardiac emergencies, and childbirth. There have been no incidents in the service's 35-year history. All ground transport vehicles are equipped with identical capabilities. References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Spector|first1=Kaye|title=LifeFlight helicopters move to bases ringing Cuyahoga County, won't fly from MetroHealth|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/medical/2009/04/lifeflight_helicopters_move_to.html|accessdate=7 February 2018|agency=The Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=9 April 2009}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Cleveland Metro Life Flight takes delivery of third EC145 from American Eurocopter|url=http://airbushelicoptersinc.com/news_press-release/2010/4-19-10-Delivery-of-Third-EC145.asp|website=Airbus Helicopters Inc|accessdate=7 February 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Life Flight Base Locations|url=https://www.metrohealth.org/lifeflight-base-locations|website=metrohealth.org|accessdate=7 February 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Meet Our Staff|url=https://www.metrohealth.org/lifeflight/meet-our-life-flight-staff|website=metrohealth.org|accessdate=7 February 2018}} 2 : Air ambulance services in the United States|Organizations based in Cleveland |
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