Medicine Episodes

What really happens when a patient leaves the ground and enters the world of flight medicine? In this episode of In-Service: EMS Podcast, we take a practical look inside helicopter EMS—from the perspective of a flight paramedic and air base manager who has worked across rural EMS, fire-based EMS, ground operations, and critical care transport. We break down what actually makes someone a flight patient and challenge the idea that a helicopter is simply a faster ambulance. The conversation cove...