Air Medical Transport Section

The purpose of the air medical transport section is to promote air medical transport medicine as a subspecialty of emergency medicine, while serving as a resource to emergency physicians in the areas of education, research, the practice of air medical transport medicine, networking, and collaboration.

June 2, 2024

Medical Direction in Critical Care Transport: A guide to an emergency physician’s involvement

So, you have been working in Emergency Medicine (EM) for a while, or perhaps you are making your way through medical training or residency, and somehow, you have been asked to be involved with a trans...

March 15, 2022

What we stand for

Air medicine is an integral part of our health care system where specially trained personnel provide excellent care throughout transport.

March 14, 2022

Sample Protocols

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Sample Protocols

One of the most time consuming parts of physician involvement in air medical programs is the development and updating of medical protocols. In an effort to reduce workload and provide comparisons, several members of the ACEP Air Medical Transport Section have volunteered to share their protocols on this site.

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