Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
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EMS Public Hearing, February 3-6, 2009
Announcement:
http://ntsb.gov/events/Hearing-HEMS/Hearing-HEMS-announcement.htm
Press Release:
http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2008/081110.html
NTSB Recommendation Letters and Most Wanted List
NTSB recommendation letter regarding EMS Operations:
www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2006/A06_12_15.pdf
NTSB recommendation letter regarding the use of radar altimeters in EMS Helicopter Operations:
www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2007/A07_111_112.pdf
The Safety Board has also added helicopter EMS safety to its Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements. A summary of the October 28, 2008, Board meeting regarding the Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements is online at www.ntsb.gov/recs/mostwanted/fedmwlpptwebfinal.pdf.
NTSB Brief
NTSB Aviation Accident Brief, NYC05MA039, N136LN, Oxon Hill, Maryland, January 10, 2005:
www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2007/AAB0704.pdf
NTSB Reports
NTSB Special Investigation Report on Emergency Medical Services Operations (Adopted Jan. 25, 2006):
www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2006/SIR0601.pdf
NTSB Preliminary Aircraft Accident Report, DFW08FA062, N911VA, S. Padre Island, Texas, February 5, 2008:
www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=DFW08FA062&rpt=p
NTSB Preliminary Aircraft Accident Report, CHI08FA128, N135UW, La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 10, 2008:
www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=CHI08FA128&rpt=p
NTSB Preliminary Aircraft Accident Report, DEN08FA101, N416PH, Huntsville, Texas, June 8, 2008:
www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=DEN08FA101&rpt=p
FAA Alert
FAA Safety Alert for Operators No. 06001: Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) Operations:
www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/safo/all_safos/media/2006/safo06001.pdf
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