LifeFlight
Panama is the first dedicated Helicopter Emergency Medical, Air
Ambulance and Rescue Service, based in Panama City, Republic of Panama.
LifeFlight operations can be carried out during daylight hours,
on-shore, off-shore or ship-to-shore, and into parts of Costa Rica
(Night operations will begin late in 2008).
As a First Response Service, LifeFlight is available for Emergencies,
always having a crew on stand-by to reduce response/recovery times, and
can be airborne in minutes of a request.
LifeFlight 1 is a Bell LongRanger III, with a maximum duration of about
2.5 hours, and is piloted by a Highly Experienced Pilot. Flight Medical
crews consist of an ER Doctor and a Rescue Specialist, both Advanced
Life Support Experienced and Qualified.
LifeFlight 1 has the latest Advanced Life Support equipment on-board,
and is essentially a mobile trauma centre and rescue platform.
LifeFlight services are supported by members, sponsors, affiliates,
private contracts and we are available to Non-Profit and Non-Governments
Organizations.
We monitor VHF 121.5, 406.0, 155.43, UHF 243.0, Marine Channel 16 and
receive email notifications from GPS devices to
8911@lifeflightpanama.com. SPOT users can program the 'HELP' button to
spot@lifeflightpanama.com.