Airbus H130 : The New Standard for EMS Missions
Volume 9
Airbus H130 : The New Standard for EMS Missions
Airbus Helicopters single-engine H130 enables air medical operations to provide better patient care while improving economic performance
Air medical transport operators are finding the Airbus Helicopters H130 to be an economical , high-performance aircraft that also allows them to provide higher quality care to critically ill and injured patients . With nearly 25 percent more cabin space than other single engine helicopters , the H130 is giving operators the cabin space and patient access of twin-engine helicopters with single-engine helicopter economics .
Guy Barber , Director of JeffSTAT Critical Care Transport , Transfer Center , and EMS Training Center at TJUH
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“ The H130 has really met our expectations ,” said Guy Barber , MPH , Director of JeffSTAT , the medical transportation service affiliated with the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia . “ We chose the H130 as a complement to our existing Airbus Helicopters fleet which includes the H145 and H135 . Our partnership with Air Methods Corp . has allowed us to leverage the advantages and unique capability of each specific airframe type . “ The H-130 has proven to be a reliable and capable platform well suited for the types of patients JeffSTAT is called upon to care for . Our medical crews are especially appreciative of the medical compartment and improved patient access it allows ,” Barber said .
( The Enloe Medical Center ’ s FlightCare team speaks about the utilization of H130 and its capabilities in air medical service . The Enloe ’ s H130 is the first air medical H130 introduced into U . S .. Courtesy of Airbus Helicopters , Inc . and YouTube )
The JeffSTAT H130 will be on display at the Airbus Helicopters Inc . Booth # 401 during the Air Medical Transport Conference held at the Charlotte Convention Center , in Charlotte , N . C . Dec . 13-15 . Introduced by Airbus Helicopters in 2012 , the H130 has only recently become available in the U . S . market for air medical operations because of high demand from aerial tourism providers . The H130 was designed to meet the requirements of a large , comfortable cabin for passengers and the demands of frequent flights .
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