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Mission
Through service excellence and innovation, we provide safe,
comprehensive, effective and compassionate patient care, while
delivering superior customer service.
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How to
Activate LIFE FORCE
The decision to
call for air medical transport is a medical decision based not
only on the patient’s condition, but also on the
accessibility of the accident site,
availability of hospital facilities, the
time saved during transport, the patient’s exposure time to
the transport environment and level of training
of medical care.
LIFE FORCE can be
activated by phone at:
(800) 523-6723.
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Who May Activate LIFE FORCE
Those authorized to
request LIFE FORCE include:
- Physicians
- Nurses
- EMS agencies
- Fire agencies
- Rescue agencies
- Law enforcement
agencies
- Industrial
safety / medical
personnel
- Park
rangers
- Other
government agencies
Information
Needed When Requesting LIFE FORCE
When requesting
LIFE FORCE, the caller should be prepared to provide the following
essential information to the Communication
Specialist:
- Name / agency of
caller
- Callback number
- Nature of
emergency
- Number of
patients (if known)
- Exact location
- Radio frequency
and call sign of LZ command
- Was there
another air medical program contacted?
Helpful
Information:
- Highway
name/number, nearest crossroads
- Nearest
community / city
- Terrain
reference
- Landmarks, such
as:
Churches
Water towers
Golf courses
Radio towers
Schools
Railroad tracks
Ponds, creeks, etc
GPS coordinates if available
Landing Zone Criteria
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In Memory
 This
web site is dedicated in the memory of Greg Neely, a
paramedic with LIFE FORCE, who gave his life on October 2, 1990
during a rescue attempt of a fallen hiker. Greg is remembered as
one whose love for his job and care for his patients set him apart
from other paramedics.
Greg was also highly admired and respected
by his colleagues, and anyone else that knew him.
On October 14, 1996, the LIFE FORCE Hangar
Complex was dedicated in the memory of Greg. Greg is
also remembered in the
National EMS Memorial web
site.
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