A new helicopter team that provides advanced medical care has launched on northern Vancouver Island.
Technical Evacuation Advanced Aero Medical, or TEAAM, got its start in Squamish, B.C., and opened its fourth location in Campbell River, B.C., on Wednesday.
The non-profit group is funded by companies and organizations that pay subscription fees based on the number of employees they have. "Each day we kind of get somebody else who’s interested in being a member with us," he said."As it grows I think we will have more different industries as well."TEAAM will be able to fly to some of the most remote locations on northern Vancouver Island to attend industrial accidents and medical situations.
"Nurses, firefighters, search and rescue technicians, we have a couple military SAR Techs , a couple of doctors in town and one doctor out of Nanaimo," said Hutton."To be able to deliver care faster with such a diverse group of people is great, so when I found out about it, it was definitely something I wanted to be a part of," she said.
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