The Good Life - January/February 2014

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An Interview With the Sanford AirMed Crew Any resident of the downtown Fargo area has more than likely heard the distinctive sound made from the rotor wash of one of Sanford’s AirMed helicopters. To most, it is an exciting sight to see and hear the helicopters take off and land at Sanford’s downtown helipad, located at the hospital on North Broadway. To some, it may be a loud inconvenience, especially late at night. That is, until you realize exactly what these helicopters and their brave crew are racing off to do. Ask any Emergency Room doctor or paramedic and they’ll tell you, saving lives isn’t easy to do. Traumatic injuries, manic patients and concerned family members all blend together to make any life- saving situation a challenge for even seasoned medical professionals. Now imagine performing these life-saving duties in the belly of a helicopter while flying through the air at over one hundred miles per hour. While this may sound like a scenario out of a movie or medical drama, it’s just another day in the life of Tim Meyer and his Sanford AirMed crew. Meyer has been with the Sanford team since 1997, and is the Director of Emergency Air Transport. The Good Life was able to sit down with Meyer and several members of the Fargo-based crew and chat about life as a member of the elite medical unit. The Good Life: How did Sanford AirMed get its start? Tim Meyer: AirMed began as Life Flight back in 1984. We started off with an airplane. In 1985 we added a helicopter. We began our flight program during that decade and ran with one helicopter and one plane up until about 2011, when we got the second airplane. GL: What are the primary duties of Sanford AirMed Services and its staff? TM: We are an air ambulance service. We respond to emergencies and transport sick and ill people, by air, throughout North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Also, using our airplane, we’ve been to twenty six other states. Our crew here is licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota and our Sioux Falls Crew is licensed in South Dakota. By: paul hankel | Photos: Urban toad Media LOCAL HEROES 18
Tim Meyer - Director of Emergency Air Transport, Jenny Amundson - RN, Bobby Meyers - Pilot, Chad Erickson - Lead Pilot, Jen Berntson - RN, Aaron Reimer - Flight Paramedic, Rod Wirth - Flight Paramedic 19
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