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Island Air Flight Tracking and Communications are State of the Art

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Island Air Ambulance has installed state of the art flight tracking technology aboard the plane.  With this Outerlink tracking technology, we are able to safely pinpoint the exact location of the aircaft every 30 seconds. This allows our Air Command  dispacth center to provide precise ETAs to requesting agencies and mainland ambulance services.  It also…
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Linda Dunaway

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Linda Dunaway, NREMT is a multi talented person with experience in administration and now patient care. She works as an Administrative Assistant for our air partner Island Air, Inc. and works with us as an EMT as well.  She and her husband Dave moved to the island in 2010 and are raising their family here.
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Summer Safety

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Summer is rapidly approaching and we want you and your family to have a safe and fun summer.  We recommend a great website that highlights some basic summer safety information that’s worth your reading. Go to http://www.haveasafesummer.com/
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Larry Wall Joins EMS Team in June

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Larry Wall, BA/BSN, RN, CFRN, CEN has accepted the newly created position of Director of Critical Care Transport for Island Air ambulance and will add to the existing administrative team in June. Larry will be coming from the Chicago, IL area where he worked as the Chief Flight Nurse and Base Manager for a regional air…
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Every 15 Minutes This Week In Friday Harbor

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Life’s lessons are best learned through experience. Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and texting while driving, experience is not the teacher of choice. The Every 15 Minutes Program offers real-life experience without the real-life risks. This emotionally charged program, entitled Every 15 Minutes, is an event designed to dramatically instill teenagers with the potentially dangerous consequences of drinking alcohol and texting while driving. This powerful program will challenge students to think about drinking, texting while driving, personal safety, and the responsibility of making mature decisions when lives are involved.
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Do You Know What To Do In An Emergency?

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When you have an emergency, immediately call 9-1-1 and give the dispatcher the following information: Nature of the illness or accident Number of people involved Exact location including address, apartment number or block of the street Your name and call back number Anything else the dispatcher might ask DO NOT HANG UP UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO…
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Every 15 Minutes

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Every 3 years we offer an anti-drinking and driving program called “Every 15 Minutes” which is an experiential high-impact and community involving program aimed at helping high schoolers resist the pressures to drink and drive. Learn More About Every 15 Minutes >>
Life’s lessons are best learned through experience. Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and driving, experience is not the teacher of choice.
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Classroom Visits

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We’ll bring the ambulance and age appropriate learning activities to your classroom that highlight the need for accident and injury prevention.
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