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Who are the
PUKIN' DOGS?
796 MEDEVAC SQN
[Medical Evacuation Operations] or (sometimes referred as 'Dust-Off') is the
dedicated MEDEVAC Air Ambulance (EMS-Emergency Medical Services)
operation based in Timmins, Ontario, CANADA. This dedicated
air ambulance is part of the Ontario Ministry of Long Term Health
which serves the aero-medical transport of patients throughout the
eastern half of the province of Ontario, Canada.
The 796 MEDEVAC SQN mandate is to transport patients
requiring critical care including the cachement area from Peawunuck
on the south coast
of Hudson Bay and the western coast of James Bay
to the points south of Windsor, Ontario and eastward to the nation's
capital, Ottawa (see map below). Remote communities in the
north which are served by nursing stations are a significant
focus of our operation since 796 MEDEVAC is the only critical
care medical transport operation accessible to these
inhabitants.
796 MEDEVAC SQUADRON
operates two Beechcraft B200 Super King Air aircraft which are
equipped with state-of-the-art airborne medical and navigation
equipment and manned with two highly trained, experienced
pilots and two critical care paramedics. Pilots selected
for this operation are highly trained and possess practical
northern experience in severe weather conditions. Northern weather can be
extreme and not necessarily reported except for limited local meteorological reporting.
Forecasted weather conditions do not necessarily
reflect the actual meteo conditions. There are few weather reporting
stations available in the north and during the winter months, airborne icing
and runway landing conditions remain safety factors. During the summer, thunderstorm activity
is omni-present.
Pilot selection is based on the
knowledge and experience of northern flying. A significant
number of medical calls occur during the winter season where
taking-off and landing from gravel, ice, snow and slush covered
runways with heavy loads are common.
Our training, standard operating
procedures and work safety
environments are second to none. Our flying decisions
reflect that.
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