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Outreach Education

Allegheny General offers a wide variety of educational programs for health-care professionals.

LifeFlight Observer Program

    • Covers the responsibilities and practices of LifeFlight crew members
    • Procedures of the air medical communications center
    • Systems of organization and paging for the trauma resuscitation team
    • Procedures for landing helicopters at scenes of emergency with a focus on potential hazards

Prerequisites and qualifications

To participate in the LifeFlight Observer Program, pre-hospital care staff members must:
    • Work in public safety and are currently affiliated with an ambulance service, fire department or police department.
    • Weigh less than 200 pounds and be no taller than 6 feet, 3 inches
    • Be free of, or show stability and control of, any serious medical conditions, such as diabetes, heart-disease or asthma.

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