Med helo news

[INDY72]

As a result of the addition of APX radios to the State's medical helicopters, they now not only have direct access to their own SAFE-T TGs, and all hospitals on , SAFE-T... They now have MESA MED TGs. Finally, Lifeline and the rest can talk directly on the TRS, and not have to rely on IHERN.

 

[IndyScan]

Been tracking all the new RIDs that have been popping up this year on the Air Ambulances. Does anyone know if the crew is assigned and/or uses portables while in flight? I've had several Lifeline RIDs documented only for the same RID to refer to itself as another Lifeline unit a week later.

 

[usswood]

Been tracking all the new RIDs that have been popping up this year on the Air Ambulances. Does anyone know if the crew is assigned and/or uses portables while in flight? I've had several Lifeline RIDs documented only for the same RID to refer to itself as another Lifeline unit a week later.

More than likely, an aircraft has been moved to a different location for whatever reason...

 

[west-pac]

Been tracking all the new RIDs that have been popping up this year on the Air Ambulances. Does anyone know if the crew is assigned and/or uses portables while in flight? I've had several Lifeline RIDs documented only for the same RID to refer to itself as another Lifeline unit a week later.

Do you have MedFlight 8, not sure where they're from, but they talk to Memorial MedFlight Ops in South Bend. Their RID is 100xxXXX

 

[west-pac]

Speaking of MedFlight, apparently they've moved to the Elkhart airport, from South Bend I presume.

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[IndyScan]

Do you have MedFlight 8, not sure where they're from, but they talk to Memorial MedFlight Ops in South Bend. Their RID is 100xxXXX

Logged them once; odd that they don't follow the normal number scheme of 9399###

 

[IndyScan]

More than likely, an aircraft has been moved to a different location for whatever reason...

Are the LifeLine designators (Lifeline 1, 2, 3 & Rotor 10, 20 30) based on base location and not the actually chopper? Back in the day (pre Safe-T) they used to line up with the tail numbers N19#LL.

 

[west-pac]

Logged them once; odd that they don't follow the normal number scheme of 9399###

They do conform to the SAFE-T RID scheme for the Indiana helicopter. The MedFlight 8 helicopter is based in Ohio.

 

[west-pac]

Are the LifeLine designators (Lifeline 1, 2, 3 & Rotor 10, 20 30) based on base location and not the actually chopper? Back in the day (pre Safe-T) they used to line up with the tail numbers N19#LL.

I've seen the Lifeline number not match the RID several times. So I'm guessing the helicopters get moved around for maintenence and such, and it likely doesn't matter which helicopter is flying out of New Castle.. it'll always be Lifeline 5 (or whatever LL number the New Castle base is).

 

[usswood]

Are the LifeLine designators (Lifeline 1, 2, 3 & Rotor 10, 20 30) based on base location and not the actually chopper? Back in the day (pre Safe-T) they used to line up with the tail numbers N19#L

This seems to be how they do it!! YES now also remember, LL1 is Rotor 10 and so on, two callsigns for same entity..

 

[IndyScan]

Good info, thanks All!

 

[INDY72]

Also remember it's Rotor One Zero, not ten. 1-0. Lifeline 1 refers to the helicopter as a unit (pilot, nurse, etc). Rotor 1- 0 is the helicopter itself. No matter what tail number, if team 1 is on it, it's 1- 0 and ll 1. Like no matter what air force plane has the president on board, is AF1, USMC, It's Marine 1 etc... Still working on the ground set up, as there is ALS xx, G xx, BLS xx... Thinking G units are the mobile ICU's.

 

[INDY72]

And think I have the set up for St. Vincent's STAT/AMR set up almost figured out. They changed up the units once AMR joined the SVH lineup. Used to be just STATFlight, and STATGround units. Now there is Adult xx, Ground xx, Pediatric xx... I f I am correct, Adult xx and Pediatric xx are the AMR units.