MedSTAR – faster emergency help for South Australians
Source: South Australia. Minister for Health. Media Release.
"A single, state-wide, emergency retrieval service for South Australia means medical teams can now reach the victims of serious accidents and medical emergencies faster than ever before.
The new service - MedSTAR – bases retrieval teams at Adelaide Airport instead of the Royal Adelaide or Flinders. Launching the new service today, Health Minister John Hill said the coordinated service means highly trained doctors, paramedics and nurses can get to seriously injured or unwell people much faster.“Before this new coordinated service, if there was an emergency, a helicopter had to leave the airport and fly first to either the Royal Adelaide or Flinders to pick up intensive care staff before heading to the patient, potentially losing vital life-saving minutes. “Now we have highly-trained staff based right by the aircraft and ready to go at a moment’s notice."