CAPABILITIES

• LIFESTAR utilizes A Bell 407 capable of carrying one patient

• EC135 capable of carrying two patients

• Both are equipped with NVGs, Satellite Tracking, and Garmin GPS

• Both Helicopters are Fully Certified by DSHS and Licensed as a Full MICU Capable Helicopter

• Highly trained Critical Care Nurses and Critical Care Paramedics

• Two Patient Transport in the EC135

• Ventilator for Intubated Patients

• I-Stat Monitor

• Pro-Paq Monitor

• The New Phillips Defibrillator/External Pacer/Monitor with Microstream capnography 

• In-line End-tidal CO2 monitoring

• 3 IV Syringe Pumps

• Central Line Placement

• Chest Tube Placement

• Surgical Airway Placement

• Emergency Medications

LIFESTAR transports to:

• Northwest Texas Hospital, the only Level III Trauma Center in the Panhandle

• Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital - Amarillo

• Veteran Administration Medical Center - Amarillo

• Lubbock University Medical Center 

• Lubbock Methodist Hospital