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Manufacturers and Distributors: Send information on new products and services to: New Product Guide, AeroMedicalJournal, P.O. Box 1026, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Medical Air Transport This medical air transport unit is designed for propjets and jet air- craft. The ambulance package was designed to be used in dedicated air ambulance operations. However, it is possible to purchase just the basic transport unit, making it attractive for the corporate or "on call" EMS operator, with a conversion time of approximately 30 minutes from the executive to the ambulance configu- ration. Optional systems such as oxygen, suction and 115v power can be added to the basic unit as the need arises. From Turbo West, Inc., Jefferson County Airport, Broom- field, CO 80020. Radio Series These new high power high-band VHF mobiles are rated at 110 Watts RF output and cover the range from 136 to 174 MHz. Among the pro- grammable functions are up to 80 transmit and receive frequencies, time-out timing, busy-channel, channel scanning, and coded squelch tones. If the user's require- ments change, the stored program can be easily reprogrammed by an authorized technician. Available in both under-dash and trunk-mount configuration. From Midland LMR, Marketing Department, 1690 N. Topping, Kansas City, MO 64120. SurvivalSuits Why expose yourself? The Impe- rial survival suit provides 12 hours expected survival time in 35 ° F water. The suit's built-in, 22 pounds of buoyancy will keep the wearer afloat even if it becomes completely flooded. It can be donned in about one minute and fits over clothing. Features include rescue whistle and rescue light (both required by law), buddy line, waterproofed face seal and optional lifting harness. From Parkway/Imperial, 241 Raritan St., South Amboy, NJ 08879. Twin Engine Helicopter The BK 117 incorporates many of the proven features of the highly regarded and experienced BO 105 Twin Jet III helicopter, including high ground clearance main and tail rotors, high corrosion resistance, twin engine safety and the highest power-to-weight ratio of any heli- copter in its class, according to the manufacturer. The configuration of the BK 117 includes space for a pilot, two patients, and up to three medi- cal attendants. From MBB Helicopter Corporation, P.O. Box 2349, West Chester, PA 19380. q m 4t.r Life Support Products, Inc., an Irvine, California-based manufacturer and dis- tributor of oxygen systems, trauma/burn products and rescue equipment, recently announced the acquisition of Elder Oxygen Company, Inc. of San Diego. "The acquisi- tion will provide an expanded product base and a quality product line that can be easily integrated into Life Support Products' sys- tem," according to LSP's President, Robert Hovee. All operations of Elder Oxygen will be relocated to the new LSP facility in Irvine. Dave Elder, who founded the company in 1961 and invented the Elder Oxygen Valve, will stay on with LSP as a consultant and advisor on new and existing products. Actress Debby Boone will play the lead- ing role in "Life Flight," a new movie by International Cinema Artists Corpora- tion (ICAC). Based loosely on the development of the Life Flight emergency helicopter program at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, the film is being targeted toward the religious market worldwide. It will also be distributed in video stores, and appear on Christian television networks. Filming is scheduled to start this fall in Des Moines, Iowa. ICAC is known for its award- winning film, "The Miracle Man," an inspira- tional, true story about a man's triumph over massive injuries suffered in a plane crash. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, idaho now has Life Flight aeromedical transport service. Life Flight uti- lizes a medically configured Bell LongRanger to provide rapid advanced life support and critical care transport for the regions of Central and Southern Idaho, Northern Nevada, and Eastern Oregon. Each team is composed of a flight nurse, flight paramedic, and EMS pilot. William Doyle, MD, is the medical director for Life Flight, and Michael McGrane, RN, is the program coordinator. The Metro Life Flight program at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital now features the use of three Sikorsky S-76 The Sikorsky S-75 in flight. helicopters. To date, the program has under- taken over 3,000 critical care transports, and is among the 10 largest programs of the 115 operating in the U.S., consisting of a network of 53 hospitals. The helicopters used by the program are being operated under contract by Petroleum Helicopters Incorporated (PHI), which is presently the largest commer- cial helicopter operator in the world. ~lj~ AM,II SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER I986 29
