Medical Launch Criteria

HealthNet Aeromedical Flight Teams can manage the following types of patients:

1. Cardiac patient with unstable angina, Myocardial infarction, heart failure requiring specialized cardiac care.
2. Cardiac patient with life threatening arrhythmias, or patients requiring cardiac catherization lab, pacemaker placement, or cardiopulmonary support.
3. Acute pulmonary emboli.
4. Victims of neurologic trauma or cerebral vascular emergency requiring specialized diagnostic services or intervention not available locally.
5. Limb threatening emergencies.
6. Newborns requiring transfer to a facility with a Neonatal ICU . Pt will be transported in conjunction with Neonate transport team.
7. Newborn or pediatric patients requiring specialized surgery to correct life or limb-threatening congenital anomalies. In conjunction with neonate and/or pediatric transport team
8. Obstetrical patients at high risk of insult to the fetus or mother without specialized diagnostic or therapeutic care unavailable locally. 
9. Patients suffering from thermal, chemical, or radiation burns exceeding fifteen percent of the total body surface area and therefore requiring the specialized care available only in a Burn Center.

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