Air-Evac announces start date for Clinton County

By CHARLES STOCKTON
Clinton County 911 Director

ALBANY — It's official.

Air-Evac 14 will begin operations from its Albany, Clinton County base on Oct. 9 at 0800 hours.

The base will be located on Highway 1590 in the Cash Building located next door to the Clinton County Hospital and will utilize the hospital's helipad. Air-Evac 14 will eventually be housed in the newly proposed EMS and 911 facility located on Highway 127 North across from the Clinton County High School.

Scott Ward will be the local operations manager of the Clinton Count base.

Air-Evac 14 will be working closely with the Clinton County Ambulance Service and will be furnishing all of the ground ambulances with GPS units in order to assist them in setting up landing zones for scene flights.

Air Evac 14 will offer a unique service in that it will fly directly to a patient's home and pick them up and fly them to an appropriate hospital of their choice providing the patient had purchased an Air-Evac membership which covers them for a period of one year.

From its Clinton County base Air-Evac 14 will service a total of 37 Kentucky counties and 33 Tennessee counties. Persons needing to contact Air-Evac 14 can call the local 911 center at 606-387-6649 or the local Air-Evac AC emergency number 606-387-0909. Administrative questions should be directed to 606-387-0900.

Air-Evac will be a tremendous asset to the citizens of Albany and Clinton County and will greatly reduce the risk of death from trauma and life-threatening illnesses.

Information provided by Air-Evac Lifeteam:

Available October 9, 2000

How do I activate Air Evac Lifeteam?

All Air Evac bases are dispatched through our Central Flight Operations, based in West Plains, MO. For information or to dispatch the nearest Air Evac Helicopter to your location, call 1-800-AIR-EVAC or 1-800-247-3833

When you call, our dispatchers will need some information.

• Your location, with longitude and latitude (if available)
• A call back number
• The receiving facility you wish the patient to be transported to, unless it is a scene flight
• Any pertinent patient information that would be helpful in preparing the medical crew for the transport of the patient:
  • Current vital signs
  • Intubated or other airway control
  • Number and type of medicated drips
  • Patient weight (if known)

Air-Evac XIV (located in Albany, KY):

Emergency: 1-606-387-0909
Business (non-emergency): 1-606-387-9099
Fax: 1-606-387-9442
Web site: www.air-evac.com

Automatic launch criteria

1. Cardiac

> 50 years old
Chest pain not relieved by nitrates
Shortness of breath
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest

2. CVA/Stroke

Loss of consciousness
Unresponsiveness
Disorientation
Paralysis

3. Loss of limb

4. Severe bleeding

5. Burns/Explosions

6. Gunshots/Knife wound

7. Falls

Greater than or equal to 20 feet
Loss of consciousness
Patient fell onto protruding object

8. Aircraft accident

9. Near Drowning/Drowning

10. Motor vehicle collision

ATV involvement
Multiple patients
Multiple vehicles
Reported fatality
Entrapment
Motorcycle involvement
With reported fire
Unresponsive victim
Roll-over/Ejection
Vehicle in ravine/off embankment
Boating accident
Involvement with semi-truck
Involvement with train
Auto vs. pedestrian

11. Industrial incidents

Explosions
Chemical fires***
Fires

12. High risk law enforcement incidents***

13. Specifically requested

*** Appropriate LZ must be selected

Kentucky counties covered:

Adair
Allen
Barren
Bell
Boyle
Butler
Casey
Clay
Clinton
Cumberland
Edmonson
Garrard
Grayson
Green
Hardin
Hart
Jackson
Knox
Larue
Laurel
Lincoln
Madison
Marion
McCreary
Mercer
Metcalfe
Monroe
Nelson
Pulaski
Rockcastle
Russell
Simpson
Taylor
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Whitley

Tennessee counties covered:

Anderson
Bledsoe
Blount
Campbell
Cannon
Claiborne
Clay
Cumberland
Dekalb
Fentress
Jackson
Knox
Loudon
Macon
McMinn
Miegs
Morgan
Overton
Pickett
Putnam
Rhea
Roane
Rutherford
Scott
Sequatchie
Smith
Summer
Trousdale
Union
Van Buren
Warren
White
Wilson

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