The prevalence of mental illness is on the rise in today’s. Statistics indicate that 1 in 5 adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. As a result of the increasing prevalence of mental illnesses, such as depression, eating disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and
Read more →Steve was getting a ride home after an afternoon with friends when tragedy struck. A driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel collided head on with the passenger side of the car in which Steve was riding. Steve sustained injuries to his chest, a gash above
Read more →Children’s mental health is a topic receiving far more interest today than at any time in our past. With the prevalence of ADHD diagnoses, the rising number of children diagnosed with autism, and the number of children who suffer from depression at some time during their childhood,
Read more →To find children’s mental health providers and programs in your area, visit the following state children’s mental health resource directories. Children’s Mental Health Services in Alabama Children’s Mental Health Services in Alaska Children’s Mental Health Services in Arizona Children’s Mental Health Services in Arkansas Children’s Mental Health
Read more →What is apraxia? Simply put, it’s the loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned purposeful movements. It affects roughly 200,000 people in the United States. Recently, someone close to the Mercy Jets family posted about their own experiences with Apraxia. What is Apraxia? Perhaps
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We’ve all been there! Out with friends, having a good time, when all of a sudden someone drops to the floor from cardiac arrest. Well, maybe not all of us have been there, but what do you do next? A simple two-step process could save you or
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You know when it’s coming! That feeling that you are just not quite feeling right. Maybe it’s that itch in the back of your throat or the sneeze that just didn’t quite feel right. And with the latest flu crisis affecting hundreds of people in Boston, New
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Ensuring that your air medical transportation is as safe as it can be is of the utmost importance to us. It goes well beyond just having the correct medical equipment and personnel on board. The type of aircraft used can mean significant reductions in the total time
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You probably seen them at the airport. Ground handlers waving orange wands signaling to the plane. This “aircraft marshaling” is a technique used by ground crews to communicate with the pilots when they are maneuvering on the ramp. Depending upon the size of the plane and the
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We regularly get the call for help from patients families, but it’s not the call you would think. “Help! My mom is supposed to be flown today and the air ambulance company just told me that the aircraft is broken and won’t be available for 36 hours.” What
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