I’m also in PNW and we agree - a trained first responder or EMT can request air medivac. Once approved it sets in motion a system that will deliver the patient

I’m also in PNW and we agree - a trained first responder or EMT can request air medivac. Once approved it sets in motion a system that will deliver the patient (unless the patient refuses in the end). Also destabilization during air medivac is not uncommon, choice of transport does therefore matter. The flight nurse is very capable and able to perform immediate life saving procedures during flight. Medivac flights aren’t just helicopter rides, there’s active treatment going on. And in the case of a patient who is stable but could deteriorate there is the potential for immediate response.