Standards
Standards have been developed to guide both individuals or organisations seeking to improve the quality of air medical transport.
The standards offer a guide to encourage optimal clinical and operational practice as well as uniformity and inter-operability wherever that will provide a benefit.
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Standard 1 - Clinical
- 1.1 Capabilities of a Service
- 1.2 Clinical personnel
- 1.3 Medical director
- 1.4 Staff fitness
- 1.5 Training
- 1.6 Clinical documentation
Standard 2 -Aviation
Standard 3 - Equipment
Standard 4 - Operational
- 4.1 Communication
- 4.2 Data
- 4.3 Medical helipads
Standard 5 - Quality & Research
- 5.1 Quality and audit
- 5.2 Research
1.1 Capabilities of a Service
Each accredited service must have written policies which clearly
delineate their mission statement. The scope will encompass the types
and number of patients to be transported, the level of care and the
types of missions to be undertaken (eg. scene response or
inter-facility tr...
1.3 Medical Director
Each service must be under proper direction and guidance of a medical
director who must be a suitably qualified physician for the general mission
statement of the organisation. The Medical Director must have a position
with medical executive powers in the organisation structure, with maj...