Critical Air Medicine
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Critical Air Medicine is a charter air ambulance
service operating from San Diego, California. Critical Air, Inc, the Texas-based rotor-wing operations division of Critical Air Medicine was sold to Air Evac Lifeteam
. The remaining fleet consists of 2 CE-421C Golden Eagle
prop aircraft operated by 3 full time pilots.
was added by Nayak Aviation of San Antonio instead of the required aviation fuel
.
In 1996, the airline was sued for medical malpractice
by a patient's family after being airlifted to a hospital following an automobile accident.
Air ambulance
An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport....
service operating from San Diego, California. Critical Air, Inc, the Texas-based rotor-wing operations division of Critical Air Medicine was sold to Air Evac Lifeteam
Air Evac Lifeteam
Air Evac EMS, Inc., operating as Air Evac Lifeteam , and Texas LifeStar , is an air ambulance company based in West Plains, Missouri.-History:...
. The remaining fleet consists of 2 CE-421C Golden Eagle
Cessna 421
-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. ISBN 0-354-00538-3....
prop aircraft operated by 3 full time pilots.
Incidents
A Critical Air Medicine aircraft crashed on February 10, 1994 killing two people after the 60 gallons jet fuelJet fuel
Jet fuel is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. It is clear to straw-colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for commercial aviation are Jet A and Jet A-1 which are produced to a standardized international specification...
was added by Nayak Aviation of San Antonio instead of the required aviation fuel
Aviation fuel
Aviation fuel is a specialized type of petroleum-based fuel used to power aircraft. It is generally of a higher quality than fuels used in less critical applications, such as heating or road transport, and often contains additives to reduce the risk of icing or explosion due to high temperatures,...
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In 1996, the airline was sued for medical malpractice
Medical malpractice
Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error. Standards and...
by a patient's family after being airlifted to a hospital following an automobile accident.