Mora’s EMS helicopter takes off
Apr 11, 2016
The brand new helicopter emergency medical service in Mora, Dalarna County, took to the skies earlier today. The very first emergency call came in midday Monday, and it led the crew to the village of Rättvik.
Dalarna County’s new HEMS unit is stationed at the airport in Mora. It covers the whole region and has the possibility to operate in surrounding districts as well. The brand new H145 aircraft is operated by Svensk Luftambulans (SLA), which is an EMS helicopter federation that is shared by affiliated councils - currently Värmland, Dalarna and the Västra Götaland Region. The aircraft is manned with one pilot, one anaesthesiologist and one HEMS crew member.
The new helicopter base in Mora brings the total of HEMS stations in Sweden to an all-time high, with nine active locations. The bases are shared by the two operators Svensk Luftambulans (3) and Scandinavian MediCopter (6). The helicopters are located in Gothenburg, Visby, Stockholm, Uppsala, Karlstad, Mora, Östersund, Lycksele and Gällivare.
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