Air Canada to Provide 24-Hour Air-to-Ground Medical Assistance; Signs Agreement With MedLink.Business Editors/Medical & Aviation Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000 Air Canada is now providing round-the-clock, air-to-ground medical support to their customers and crew through MedAire(R)'s Emergency Telemedicine ("long distance" medicine) Using a videoconferencing link to a large medical center in order that rural health care facilities can perform diagnosis and treatment. A specialist can monitor the patient remotely taking cues from the general practitioner or nurse who is actually examining Service, MedLink(R). With the addition of MedLink to Air Canada's in-flight services, crews are now able to consult directly with one of MedLink's board-certified board-certified adjective Referring to a US or Canadian physician who has 1. Completed 4-8 yrs-of post-medical school residency training, ie a physician who is 'board-eligible' and 2. emergency physicians at any time during flight -- around the clock, around the world. Now both passengers and crew can enjoy unparalleled peace of mind should they ever have a medical emergency in-flight. "The introduction of the new MedLink service reflects Air Canada's overall and ongoing commitment to providing our customers and crews with the safest and most secure air travel experience possible," said Ted D'Arcy, Air Canada vice president, in-flight service. MedAire President and Chief Executive Officer Joan Sullivan Garrett agrees. "Air Canada has taken a significant step to further enhance the already excellent flight experience for their customers. This agreement speaks to their customer commitment while illustrating their understanding that medical emergencies can occur anywhere -- in the air or on the ground. "Our physicians' vast experience provides peace of mind to passengers, and help to crew members by providing an additional level of expertise and confidence as they work to manage an in-flight illness or injury." Air Canada, founding member of Star Alliance, provides scheduled passenger jet service directly to 15 Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. cities, 34 destinations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and 24 cities in Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia. In 1999, Air Canada operated on average close to 600 scheduled flights scheduled flight schedule n → vol régulier scheduled flight schedule n → Linienflug m each day, and served 15.2 million customers. MedAire provides fully integrated medical preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them services and related equipment for the aviation and other industries. Offerings including global emergency telemedicine, training and train-the-trainer programs, medical kits, defibrillation Defibrillation Definition Defibrillation is a process in which an electronic device sends an electric shock to the heart to stop an extremely rapid, irregular heartbeat, and restore the normal heart rhythm. solutions and more. Clients include more than 31 commercial airlines around the world, corporate flight departments, OEMs, governments, and maritime operators. MedAire can be found on the Internet at www.medaire.com. |
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