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History

The first succesful flights to save human life and health were carried out in Poland before the II World War with the use of planes belonging to the military forces and aeroclubs.

After the war, in 1955, civilian medical aviation was set up. Tadeusz Wieckowski, an excellent pilot, member of the Home Army and soldier in the Warsaw Uprising, was given a task to organize it by the minister of health Rajmund Baranski. Soon there were 15 medical aviation teams set up. They were located in such a way that all together they operated on the whole area of Poland. The tasks of the teams were to transport the severely ill to the hospitals, to transport medicines, blood, vaccinations, and medical equipment. Additionally, medical consultants were taken aboard in order to take them to the hospitals in remote parts of Poland to carry out complicated operations.

S-13 biplanes were used in those times. They had relatively small flight speed and were adapted to transport the patient in a recumbent position. These planes were produced in Poland on the basis of CSS-13 planes license. One-engine planes started to be used later on. These were: Jak 12 M, Jak 12 A, PZL 101 Gawron, AN-2. Additionally, multi-engined planes were also introduced, such as Super Aero 45, L-50 Morawa, Turbolet. Some of the teams were equipped in SM-1 and SM-2 helicopters in the mid-sixties. Starting from 1975 in all the bases MI-2 helicopters were introduced.

The basic team consisted of a pilot and nurse (or qualified in medical aid attendant). Doctors from near-by hospitals started to attend patients on board later on.

In 2000 the late minister of health Franciszka Cegielska established a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. She also set up one organization – The Polish Medical Air Rescue with bases in Poland on 16th of May 2000. Now it is a government financed uniform organization. It employs pilots, paramedics or nurses and doctors in each of the 17 regional HEMS bases. The Polish Medical Air Rescue operates also two medical planes.

The changes resulted in high standards for medical emergency, 4-minutes of operational readiness to an emergency flight including. The number of emergency flights rose dramatically. Nowadays the helicopter teams make more then 5 000 flights a year, out of which 70 per cent are the flights to the casualties of car accidents on site and to other emergencies. The HEMS team is able to begin the treatment and quickly transport the patient to an emergency ward in the nearest hospital within so called “golden hour”.
 

Fleet

EC 135

1. Maximum take-off weight (MTOW): 2910 kg
2. Take-off power: 2 x 320 kW (2 x 435 KM)
3. Maximum continuous power: 2x457 kW (2 x 621 KM)
4. Maximum emergency power (OEI 30”): 526 kW (715 KM)
5. Intermediate emergency power (OEI 2’): 513 kW (698 KM)
6. Fuel tank capacity: 710 l
7. Lenght: 10,21 m
8. Length (rotor rotating): 12,19 m
9. Maximum height: 3,62 m
10. Main rotor diameter: 10,02 m
11. Tail rotor diameter: 1,0 m
12. Maximum speed, VNE (MTOW 2910 kg): 259 km/h
13. Cruise speed (MTOW 2910 kg): 254 km/h
14. Rate of climb (MTOW 2910 kg): 7,6 m/s
15. Service ceiling: 13 000 ft
16. Maximum range (MTOW 2910 kg, without fuel reserve, keeping economic speed and with long – range fuel tank configuration): 835 km
17. Maximum flight time (parameters same as in point 16): 4,45h
18. Crew: pilot/2 pilots, rescue worker, doctor, patient.

Piaggio 180 Avanti

1. Cruise Speer - 402KTAS(745km/h)
2. Service ceiling 31,000 ft (9448 m)
3. Take-off distance (at sea level) - 2850 ft (869 m)
4. Landing distance (at sea level) - 2860 ft (872 m)
5. Rate of climb - 2950 ft/min (899m/min)
6. Service ceiling - 41,000 ft / 12,500 m
7. Maximum IFR Range (4 passengers on board) - 1,407 NM/2,722 km
8. Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B engines, 1630 HSP each, limited to 850 HSP each
9. Wing span  - 46.03 ft / 14.03 m
10. Lenght - 47.28 ft / 14.41 m
11. Height - 13.06 ft  / 3.98 m
12. Cabin - height - 5.74 ft / 1.75 m
13. Cabin - width- 6.07 ft / 1.85 m
14. Cabin - lenght - 14.93 ft / 4.55 m
15. Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) - 12,100 lbs/5,489 Kg
16. Standard Equipped Empty Weight - 7,800 lbs/3,538 Kg
17. Useful Load (Incl. Crew) - 4,300 lbs/1,950 Kg
18. Maximum Payload - 2,000 lbs/907 Kg
19. Maximum amount of seat  - 9 + 2 crew members
20. Typical seat configuration - 6 + 1 crew member

Medical equipment

Requirements for a medical assistant

RESCUE WORKER – HEMS CREW MEMBER / NURSE – HEMS CREW MEMBER

• passing the qualification test;
• passing the practical test;
• minimum secondary medical education in rescue or nursing;
• nurse must fill the proper requirements contained in the polish Act on State Medical Rescue Services;
• minimum three years of experience in medical profession;
• fluent knowlege of medical equipment;
• current hepatitis vaccination;
• knowledge of MS Office;
• working in medical team skills;
• stress resistance;
• good communication skills;
• driving licence, B category;
• knowlege of english language will be additional advantage.

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