Joseph Uridil's guest appearances

Joseph Uridil

Code 3 - The Firefighters' Podcast

Chris Adams

Sean Gray

Scott Peterson

David Cain

Paul Shapiro

Chris Baker

David Griffin

Ed Dolan

Marc Bashoor

Ron Moore

Ryan Pennington

Scott Thompson

Steve Gunn

Don Abbott

Alex Davis

OwlTail

Helicopters are a great tool to have available when someone needs to be pulled out of a remote canyon – or transported to a level 1 trauma center in a hurry. They’re unbeatable at those missions. I know—I flew helicopters for a while, back in the early 2000s and I hold a commercial pilot – helicopter certificate. But they also pose a danger to ground crews. Get complacent and you could have a very bad day. In Arizona, we’ve had DPS troopers killed by helicopter tail rotors and even a main rotor strike. Back again to give us a safety refresher is our favorite medical helicopter expert, Joseph Uridil. He’s a Air Methods clinical base supervisor for Native Air in Arizona.He is also, coincidentally, just back from recurrent scene-safety training for helicopter operations.

Helicopter Scene Safety with Joseph Uridil

Village, Colorado, has had a new response policy in place. Air Methods helicopters, which operate from bases in 48 states around the U.S. , has been launching sooner on EMS calls. The goal is to have them standing by in the air instead of on the ground. The new procedure has been a success, so far. Here to explain the policy, and the results, is Joseph Uridil, the Air Methods clinical base supervisor for Native Air in Arizona.

In-Air Standby for HEMS with Joseph Uridil

Cory Moser

When is it appropriate to call for a helicopter to a scene? Even when you have a flowchart to make the determination, there’s still a lot of subjectivity involved. In this episode, Joseph Uridil of medical helicopter operator Air Methods and Prescott Fire Operations Division Chief Cory Moser join Scott to discuss when to call for aerial transport.

When to Fly a Patient with Cory Moser and Joseph Uridil