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Native Air expands with base in Navajo County
The Native Air 18 base in Show Low, home to a Bell 407, will focus on scene and trauma-related calls within surrounding communities and assisting fire and EMS teams with improved response times.
The Bell 407 will be at home on the Native Air 18 base in Show Low, Arizona.

Native Air, a programme of US-based air medical service provider Air Methods operating thoughout Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas, has expanded its wings to provide wider, extensive coverage in the Navajo County region with the opening of a new base to better serve residents and visitors of northeastern Arizona. The base, Native Air 18 in Show Low, increases comprehensive coverage in the area as it will focus on scene and trauma-related calls within surrounding communities assisting fire and emergency medical service (EMS) teams with improved response times.

The new base adds to the Native Air programme, with Native Air 9 already established in Show Low. Both locations are equipped with Bell 407 aircraft and industry-leading equipment and medical devices. The aircraft and crew are skilled in high-altitude flight, perfectly situated for the mountainous terrain and rural scene calls. The Native Air crew have achieved the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) certification and carry the critical tools, medications and supplies needed to provide ICU-level care while in flight.

“We are incredibly versatile in what we do,” says account executive Jeannette Hovey. “We are the only programme in the region that carries blood in flight and is a key differentiator in the ability to save lives.”

Where seconds make all the difference in saving a life, the highly trained air medical team is capable of lifesaving interventions at the scene and in flight. In addition to blood administration, interventions can include advanced airway intervention; cardiac and haemodynamic (blood flow) monitoring; ventilator management; vasoactive medication administration to increase/decrease blood pressure; and other advanced surgical procedures.

The partnership with local fire departments provides for improved, comprehensive care. While the sister programme, Native Air 9 located at Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center, provides interfacility transports for patients needing to move between hospitals for specialised care, Native Air 18 will begin training with local EMS to provide on-scene care.

“By training with our EMS partners, we're producing more efficient and effective response times, arriving faster on the scene, following accurate and safe procedures, leading to smoother patient care,” says regional director Liz Groneman. “We couldn't be prouder of the partnership we are building with our local EMS teams.”

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