SimuFlite Further Enhances Training Experience with Special Medical Training Programs From MedAire.Business Editors/Medical & Aviation Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000 Beginning this month, MedAire(R) Inc., will begin offering its Management of In-flight in-flight adj. 1. Occurring, carried out, or present while in flight: in-flight refueling. 2. Provided or offered during a flight: in-flight meals. Illness and Injury (MIII) training for flight crew and 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 training for aviation maintenance professionals at SimuFlite's state-of-the-art training facilities at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Through MedAire's MIII training, flight crew will meet and/or exceed all medical-related aviation training certifications required anywhere in the world. MedAire has opened an office in the Dallas area in support of its service with SimuFlite. All instruction will be conducted by MedAire's professional in-flight medical instructors, most of whom are certified See certification. flight nurses. "The focus of SimuFlite is always on maximizing our clients' experience while they are with us," said Bill Wilhelm SimuFlite's managing director of training services. "Through our relationship with MedAire, we are making it even more convenient for our clients throughout the world to get additional training during their stay with us." "With SimuFlite's wide variety of simulators, including the simulators that are on-site from Bombardier, this relationship helps us bring our training to flight crews that we might not otherwise reach," said MedAire president and chief executive officer, Joan Sullivan Garrett. "Our training represents many unique aspects," said MedAire vice president of education, Kathleen Sieperman, RN, CRNI CRNI Certified Registered Nurse Intravenous CRNI Certified Registered Nurse Infusionist . "Our MedLink 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 center receives thousands of calls every year from crew needing help in managing in-flight medical emergencies. These real-life situations are an integral part of the innovative, case-scenario based training. "Additionally, our trainers, who are all actively working in the aviation medicine industry, know first-hand what it's like to provide in-flight medical care at high altitudes Conventionally, an altitude above 10,000 meters (33,000 feet). See also altitude. . "They bring their unique medical experience to their students as well as aviation-specific instruction and information as it relates to automated external defibrillators automated external defibrillator Emergency medicine A portable device designed for use by first-response personnel for out-of-hospital emergency treatment of Pts suffering from cardiac arrest. See First-response personnel. (AEDs), remote vital sign monitoring devices and other technologies." About SimuFlite SimuFlite Training International Inc., the business aviation division of GE Capital Aviation Training, provides advanced training to pilots and maintenance professionals operating turbine-powered aircraft in corporate, military and government service. SimuFlite can be found on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at www.simuflite.com. About MedAire(R) MedAire provides fully integrated medical preparedness services and related equipment for the aviation and other industries. Offerings include 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 34 commercial airlines around the world, corporate flight departments, governments, and maritime operators. MedAire can be found on the Internet at www.medaire.com. |
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