Flight Medics/RNs

[FireGuard69]

Who all is a Flight Medic/RN?

Just want to collect a patch from ya 8)

I work as a Communications Specialist for First Flight (Health First, Brevard County Florida), and am amazed at all the different agencies out there.

Feel free to PM or Email me.

Thanks guys!

[fiznat]

If there are some flight people on here, speak up! I'd like to ask a couple questions as well

[Guest CHP medic]

I'm a flight medic, but we dont wear any special patches, just the same ones the ground officers wear.

[noahmedic]

Well I'm a "flight medic", but once again, we do not have any special patches. I work on airplanes(fixed-wing) though, not helicopters(rotor-wing). We just wear embroidered flight suits and our name badges. Flight programs tend to prefer pins over patches, but once again my company doesn't do those either.

[Ridryder 911]

I wore no special patches as well. Our logo and name was embroidered on our flight suits.. There are a few flight medics in this forums, just ask away..

First- do however a search 1'st.

Now let me answer a few frequent ones..

1. Yes, get all the education you can. Preferred degree, with all the alphabet certs.. (ACLS, PHTLS, NRP, PALS, AMLS,) Paramedic CCEMT/P

or FLP the minimum.

2. Yes, most recommend at least 5 years experience minimum as a Paramedic, with extensive experience in urban, aggressive rural or metro.

3. No, the pay is not that much difference and actually may be lower than ground transport EMS, usually it is based upon experience

4. The usual configuration is a Paramedic and a RN or Paramedic and RN/Paramedic

5. Yes, it is exciting however; it is like every other job and has it bad problems as well.

6. Do not recommend those that have even a slight claustrophobia confined spaces or gets sea sick/motion sickness easily.

7. Yes, there are sometimes height and weight restrictions

8. Yes it is physically demanding and the glamour wears off very fast. You are not just busy with patient care but safety on the ground, air

The statement "sterile cockpit" does not refer to medical care

9. It is a VERY competitive business, they have a love/hate relationship with each other. It is as well a very government regulated business.

10. Yes, it is a VERY dangerous business... Yes, you may DIE! This happens way too often, and no I am not talking a couple times a year..

check out WWW.Flightweb.com and yes many do enjoy and love their flight jobs and there is nothing else to compare with it!

R/r 911

[Scaramedic]

In my experience, what everyone said above in regards to patches seems to be the norm. If you want to collect something from other services try pins, I have a handful from different services I have worked with from around the country.

Peace,

Marty

:joker:

[hammerpcp]

Exactly which stunts do you double for, Marty? And how big is your prop (not propellers)?

[PRPGfirerescuetech]

Exactly which stunts do you double for, Marty? And how big is your prop (not propellers)?

His sig line should answer that question...

[akflightmedic]

Same as above...I have worked for three different flight programs and we did not have any special patches. Pins and pens we always had plenty of, but no patches.

[Punisher]

I used to be a flight respiratory therapist for the Air Force, but I only have two of the patches from the team I was on and I'm not parting with either of them.