‘CARE IN THE AIR’: THE ROLE OF IN-FLIGHT STAFF

Davis, Carol

In aeromedical transport, nurses must be prepared to work at high altitudes and be patient advocates abroad. Carol Davis reports on the unique skills needed for the job

Correspondence

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Carol Davis is a freelance writer

Date of acceptance

December 8 2011

Author guidelines

www.emergencynurse.co.uk

Opposite: in-flight nurses Maddie Patel, left, and Kirsty Hill, right, awaiting take off from Oxford Airport

Emergency Nurse 19(10):p 12-15, March 2012.

Abstract

In-flight nursing offers emergency and intensive care nurses unique opportunities to enhance their knowledge and apply what they learn to their practice in the NHS. This article describes the work of a group of in-flight nurses, and a course that provides nurses with the skills they need to carry out a particularly demanding job.