Scene Response Criteria

Albany Med FLIGHT is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to transport patients directly from accident scenes to the most appropriate facility to deal with their injuries. The program has adopted conservative transport criteria to assure that the flight service is utilized for patients who may truly benefit from air medical transport.

Who can request Med FLIGHT to an accident scene?
Physicians, Nurses, Paramedics, EMTs, Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officials, Industrial Safety Officers, Ski Patrollers, First Responders

How to request Med FLIGHT.
The Albany Med FLIGHT communications center can be accessed by calling the emergency hotline number: 1-800-525-6663
Scene personnel may also request Med FLIGHT by contacting their local dispatch center via radio. Their dispatch center can then make the requesting phone call.

Scene Response Criteria

Operational Criteria:
*ground transportation time to a trauma center exceeding 30 minutes
*prolonged extrication
*remote location
*patient requiring ALS level of care

Physiologic Criteria:
*Glasgow Coma Score of 13 or less
*Trauma Score of 14 or less
*Compensated or decompensated shock
*Head injury with altered mental status
*Chest trauma with respiratory distress
*Penetrating injuries to body cavity
*Amputations proximal to hand or foot
*Burns to face or over 15% of body

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