The dedicated medevac helicopter now serving north central B.C. is staffed with paramedics who bring the hospital to the patient in half the time it takes for a ground ambulance to arrive.
If you look up in the sky over Prince George and see a large helicopter with a red and white cockpit and long blue tail, chances are it is the latest addition to the B.C. Emergency Health Services northern B.C. air ambulance fleet.
Capable of flying at 220 kilometres per hour, the Prince George helicopter has a range of about 800 km, which can be extended to nearly 1,000 km with use of its auxiliary fuel tank. From Prince George, they can make it to Tumbler Ridge in 40 minutes and can land in McBride an hour after launch. His critical care training allows McNamara to remotely intubate a patient, if needed, which means delivering an anesthetic powerful enough to induce paralysis and insert a breathing tube. That was required to save the life of one of his patients who had suffered catastrophic injuries in a highway accident.
“Before we were flying unaided at night and having the goggles adds a huge level of safety, just being able to see where you’re flying and not going off instruments so much,” said Evan Buckley, Prince George base lead pilot for Summit Helicopters.
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