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Feature Story
       FUTURE AIR




       AMBULANCES COULD





       BECOME FLYING HOSPITALS



















                                                                                Leonardo Helicopters

                                                                                i s  w o rki n g wi t h

                                                                                international medical

                                                                                associations to study the

                                                                                technologies  required
                                                                                for  future  emergency

                                                                                medical service (EMS)

                                                                                helicopters.
























                                                                              Use of helicopters is about speed, getting
                                                                              emergency medical providers to the scene of
                                                                              an incident as fast as possible, stabilizing the
                                                                              patient on-site and then flying them back to
                                                                              the hospital. Photo LAC Terry Hartin.



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