Flying doctors

[Levraimatt]

Hi guys, I'd like to know if exists flying doctors in Canada ? I'm writing a story and I was looking for those guys who fly to remote locations in extreme conditions to help out local communities... If you have a contact or two to share it'll be much appreciated !

[er340790]

Get in touch with ORNGE at CYQT Thunder Bay.

[jamiepilot77]

No such thing in Canada. We have medivacs, which are basically flying ambulances. And as mentioned above ORNGE is one of the biggest.

[Levraimatt]

Thanks for the info, guys !

[Just want to fly]

This sort of thing exists in Scotland linking the remote communities of Shetland, Orkney and the Hebrides.

The Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (http://www.emrs.scot.nhs.uk/)

ScottishAmbulance.com - Air Ambulance (http://www.scottishambulance.com/AirAmbulance/Default.aspx)

[rotornut]

ORNGE uses helicopters and fixed wing a/c. In northwestern Ontario there are a number of isolated first nation communities that have no road access and rely on air transportation. ORNGE provides these places with medevac service.
I saw a video on the internet about an emergency medevac using a King Air flying to Winnipeg, with a critical patient on board. I can't seem to find it but maybe with a bit of searching it will show up.

[FlightPathOBN]

Australia has the Royal Flying Doctors...

Our History | Royal Flying Doctor Service (http://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/About-Us/Our-History/)

[North Shore]

Try talking to Dr. Granger Avery in Port McNeill, BC. I remember reading somewhere that he flies around the mid-coast in a chartered Beaver, holding clinics at various hard-to-reach communities..

[Levraimatt]

Thank you so much guys, much appreciated !