MEMORIAL STAR:
Primary Team

The 'Primary Team' is comprised of a Flight R.N. and a Flight Paramedic for the purposes of transporting critically ill or injured adults and children via helicopter.

ABOUT our nurses:

Flight nurses are R.N.'s who specialize in emergency and critical care with additional training in pre-hospital management. They have the training and skills to provide the same cares of a hospital-level environment throughout transport.

All of the flight nurses have at least 3 years of critical care experience. The average Memorial Star Flight Nurse has been an R.N. for at least 12 years or longer.

If you would like to meet our nurses please access our Meet the Primary Team page.

ABOUT our paramedics:

Flight paramedics have ALS pre-hospital experience with specialized training in critical care transports and must have at least 3 years of experience. The average Memorial Star Flight Paramedic has been involved in EMS 10 years or longer.

The combination of the paramedic's pre-hospital experience with the flight nurse's background provide Memorial Star with an efficient team capable of transporting from the scene of a motor vehicle crash on the interstate or from the emergency room of an area community hospital.

If you would like to meet our paramedics please access our Meet the Primary Team page.

THE Primary Team:

Our team is proficient in:

• Intubation/RSI of adult and pediatric patients
• Needle and Surgical Cricothyroidotomies
• Insertion of Chest Tubes
• Central Line Insertion
• Needle Chest Thoracostomies
• Intraosseous Access
• Pericardiocentesis
  

They are required to be certified in the following:

• BLS-Healthcare Provider
• ALS
• PALS
• NRP
• TNATC

Many of our nurses and paramedics also hold national certificates as CFRN's or CCEMTP's as well as being instructors for various teaching organizations.