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53. A Descriptive Analysis of Air Medical Directors in the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Kathy J. Rinnert ,
Ira J. Blumen ,
Michael Zanker  and
Sheryl G. A. Gabram
Kathy J. Rinnert
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Ira J. Blumen
Affiliation:
Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Michael Zanker
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut
Sheryl G. A. Gabram
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Purpose: The practice of helicopter emergency medical services is variable in its mission profile, crew configuration, and transport capabilities. We sought to describe the characteristics of physician air medical directors in the United States.

Methods: We surveyed medical directors concerning their education, training, transport experience, and roles/responsibilities in critical care air transport programs.

Results: Two page surveys were mailed to 281 air medical services. Three programs merged or were dissolved. Data from 122/278 (43.9%) air medical directors were analyzed. One-hundred eleven respondents reported residency training in: Emergency Medicine (EM) 44 (39.6%), Internal Medicine (IM) 18 (16.2%), General Surgery (GS) 18 (16.2%), Family Practice (FP) 12 (10.8%), dual-trained (EM/IM, EM/FP, IM/FP) 11 (9.9%) and others 8 (7.2%). Medical directors’ roles/responsibilities consist, most frequently of: drafting protocols 108 (88.5%), QA/CQI activities 104 (85.3%), crew training 98 (80.3%), and administrative negotiations 95 (77.7%).

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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 11 , supplement S2: Abstracts of Scientific Papers. The Twelth Annual Conference and Scientific Assembly of the National Association of EMS Physicians, 13-15 July 1996, Loews Coronado Bay Resort, San Diego, California, USA , September 1996 , pp. S44
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