CAMTS Requirements Flashcards
VFR
Visual Flight Rules
VMC
Visual Meteorological Condition
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
IMC
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
Operation Flight Tracking
IN FLIGHT: Time between communications must not exceed 15 minutes. If no response, another 15 minutes until incident is assumed.
ON SCENE: Time between communications must not exceed 45 minutes.
CAMTS Staffing Standards
Nurses: CFRN, CTRN
Paramedics: 3 years experience. 4000 critical care experience. Strongly encouraged to have NRP if employed for more than 2 years.
FP-C or CCP-C within 2 years of hire.
Shift Requirements
Clinicians are not required to perform duties beyond transport services.
Access to uninterrupted rest
Ability to call timeout
Risk Management system
Excess of 24 hours:
Base averages <1 transport per day
Provides at least 10 hours rest in each 24-hour period
Location of base/program is remote (one way commute in excess of 2 hours)
Minimum Equipment
Patient securing system with 3 points of contact.
Two sources of oxygen
Two suction units - Mounted and portable.
Defibrillation capabilities. End Tidal waveform capnography - transcutaneous is acceptable for neonatal teams.
FAA VFR Minimums
Non-mountainous Local Daytime
800 ALT
2 MILE VIS
Mountainous Local Daytime
800 ALT
3 MILE VIS
In flight Emergency
Lay patient flat
Secure patient straps
Turn off O2
Secure equipment
Secure yourself
Visor down
Crash position
ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
406 mhz
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH
Throttle
Fuel
Battery
Rotor Brake
Oxygen
Airspeed indicator?
Pedo Tube
Simplex System (radio)
Single channel for transmission - No duplexing
Duplex System (radio)
2-channels; send and receive
Requires repeater or tower
