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Adelaide
Office It is also the centre for all
fundraising and public relations activities which are critical to the
on-going operation of the RFDS. The primary function of these activities
is to raise funds for the
purchase and medical fit-out of new aircraft which are essential to the
safety and efficiency of our service. The Adelaide office is responsible for a relatively small proportion of our total labour employed. Even a significant number of our the office team are either trained medical professionals or qualified pilots. Contact Details (Registered
Office) Telephone +61 8 8238 3333 Adelaide
Hangar The RFDS has operated aircraft out of Adelaide
since 1988. The tasks
performed by crews from the Adelaide Hangar differ somewhat from
traditional RFDS activities. A
large portion of their work involves the transfer of patients from
country to city hospitals for specialist treatment or a higher level of
care. This service is often
referred to as air ambulance by the media. In addition they are also often called upon to
undertake emergency retrieval flights.
Retrieval flights are staffed by a combination of RFDS and
external retrieval teams based at the larger Adelaide hospitals; Royal
Adelaide, Women’s & Children’s, Queen Elizabeth and Flinders
Medical Centre. The
external retrieval teams comprise of a retrieval doctor with the pertinent
areas of expertise and a registered nurse with appropriate
qualifications in adult, paediatric or neonatal intensive care. In the retrieval situation, the RFDS flight nurse
assists with the stabilisation and transport of the critically ill
patient and ensures that implications of altitude physiology and
considered during stabilisation and transport.
The flight nurse is also responsible for cabin safety as it
applies to members of the team and the patient. While the Adelaide Hangar crews may travel anywhere
in the state and to interstate centres, the principal areas covered are
the rural areas of South Australia. Aircraft
Contact Details 7a James Schofield Drive Telephone +61 8 8234 3658
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