With its goal of bringing advanced life support medical care to the most remote settings in the province, Squamish-based Technical Evacuation Advanced Aero Medical has expanded its services to Campbell River.
The non-profit organization, which also has centres in Squamish, Prince George and Fort St. John, has set up shop on the North Island to provide helicopter-centred, pre-hospital care in remote sites where ambulances either can’t go or take too long to access.
It took 11 hours to get the worker, whose leg had been crushed by a fallen tree, to a hospital. The trip included two boat trips and a vehicle ride on an unserviced resource road. The worker’s leg was ultimately amputated below the knee.There have been several cases of workers and residents in rural parts of the province having to wait unacceptable amounts of time to receive medical treatment, ombudsman Roger Harris said in his report.
It’s that gap that TEAAM aims to fill, Randell said. The organization got a huge boost when the ombudsman called for more use of aircraft hoisting to reduce the amount of time it takes to get patients from the bush to hospital. That means fundraising is reserved for staff training and equipment as well as the operational cost of running the aircraft for missions.
When it’s suggested helicopter rescue is not for the faint of heart, Randell said it is not as dramatic as some may think — and in areas with really thick brush it’s actually safer than carrying someone out on a stretcher. TEAAM is a membership-based service. Companies pay $100 per worker per year to have it available, plus $40 per person insurance to cover the cost of rescue.
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