CHRISTUS Health’s Flight For Life has
been providing care since 1985. We
service a 150-mile radius from our bases
in Palestine, Longview, Wills Point and
Mount Pleasant, TX. Our clinical team
consists of a flight registered nurse and
a flight paramedic, who each have two
national board certifications in critical
care. We operate three aircraft models
and two of our bases have IFR aircraft
that can operate during some extremes in
weather.
Certified Clinical Crew
Our clinical crew is specially trained to care for critically ill and injured adults and children. All clinical crew members are required to maintain two national board certifications in critical care.
Rely On Us For:
Acute neurological emergencies, such
as strokes
Acute vascular emergencies requiring
time-sensitive care
Heart attacks/STEMI
IABP/Impella transports
Major traumatic injuries including those
in the geriatric and pediatric age groups
Severe burn injuries
Mass casualty situations
Obstetrical emergencies such as
preterm labor or placental abruptions
Electrolyte disturbances or toxic
exposures that require
immediate intervention
Severe pediatric illnesses
Pulmonary emergencies
Any patient that requires
time-sensitive transport or specialized
care by critical care providers
You Are Covered
In an emergency, you should
not have to worry about emergency transportation costs. We have a program that could help you.
Advanced airway procedures including
medication assisted intubation and
surgical cricothyroidotomy
Video laryngoscope for intubating adult,
pediatric and neonatal patients
Full complement of neonatal and
pediatric equipment (suction, OG/
NG tubes, warming devices, airway
equipment and medications)
Chest tube placement
Arterial and umbilical line placement
Escharotomy
Maintain Impella and LVAD cardiac
assist devices in transport
Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
Fetal monitoring (capable of
twin gestation)
BabyPod, a temperature-controlled
environment for 2-7 kg infants
Mechanical CPR device
Hamilton T1 mechanical ventilator
for adults, pediatrics and neonates;
capable of advanced modes such as
APRV, PRVC and neonatal CPAP in
addition to CPAP and BiPAP
Point-of-care ultrasound, for assessing
internal injuries
Monitors capable of transducing three
invasive lines, continuous temperature
monitoring, ETCO2, SpO2, 12-lead
ECG, pacing and defibrillation
Hemostatic gauze, commercial
tourniquets and junctional tourniquets
for controlling hemorrhage
IV fluid warmer to provide warm blood
and fluids to the patient
Airvo high flow nasal cannula
Aviation, Airframe and Powerplant maintenance services are provided and operated by PHI Air Medical, LLC, FAA Air Carrier #VE7AO70N.
Jim Speier NREMT-P, CMTE
Marketing and Business Development Manager
CHRISTUS Flight For Life and EMS
229 Airport Drive | Tyler | Texas 75704-6603 903-571-5821
