 and airplanes, providing in-flight management and care for all types of patients. Other responsibilities may also include planning and preparing for aeromedical evacuation missions and preparing a patient care plan to facilitate patient care, comfort and safety.  Flight nurses may obtain certification in Emergency Nursing (CEN), Flight Nursing (CFRN) or Critical Care (CCRN).

Civilian Flight Nurses
Civilian flight nurses may work for hospitals, federal, state, and local governments, private medical evacuation firms, fire departments or other agencies. They have training and medical direction that allows them to operate with a broader scope of practice and more autonomy than many other nurses. Some states require that flight nurses must also have paramedic or EMT certification to respond to pre-hospital scenes.

Military Flight Nurses
The military flight nurse performs as a member of the aeromedical evacuation crew, and functions as the senior medical member of the aeromedical evacuation team on Continental United States (CONUS), intra-theater and inter-theater flights - providing for in-flight management and nursing care for all types of patients. Other responsibilities include planning and preparing for aeromedical evacuation missions and preparing a patient positioning plan to facilitate patient care, comfort and safety.

Flight nurses evaluate individual patient's in-flight needs and request appropriate medications, supplies and equipment, providing continuing nursing care from originating to destination facility. They act as liaison between medical and operational aircrews and support personnel in order to promote patient comfort and to expedite the mission, and also initiate emergency treatment for in-flight medical emergencies.

Transport Respiratory Practitioner

Transport Therapist — A highly trained respiratory practitioner (also called a respiratory therapist), typically utilized in long-distance transport situations, though able to provide care during shorter transfer.  Transport Therapists may obtain Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACCS), Neonatal Transport Specialist (NPT) and Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certifications from the National Board for Respiratory Care.

Associations and organizations 
 Aerospace Medical Association — an umbrella group providing a forum for many different disciplines to come together and share their expertise for the benefit of all persons involved in air and space travel.
Association of Air Medical Services - a non-profit 501C (6) trade association that represents and advocates on behalf of our membership to enhance their ability to deliver quality, safe, and effective medical care and medical transportation for every patient in-
and airplanes, providing in - flight management and care for all type of patient. Other responsibilities may also admit planning and preparing for aeromedical evacuation deputation and preparing a patient care design to help patient care, comfort and condom.   Flight nurses may receive certification in Emergency Nursing (CEN), Flight Nursing (CFRN) or Critical Care (CCRN). 

 Civilian Flight Nurses 
 Civilian flight nurses may work for hospitals, union, state, and local governments, private aesculapian evacuation firms, fire departments or other agency. They have training and medical direction that allows them to engage with a broader scope of practice and more autonomy than many other nurses. Some states require that flight nurses must also have paramedic or EMT certification to respond to pre - hospital scenes. 

 Military Flight Nurses 
 The military flight nurse perform as a member of the aeromedical evacuation crowd, and function as the senior medical member of the aeromedical emptying team on Continental United States (CONUS), intra - theater and inter - theater flights - providing for in - flight management and nursing caution for all types of patients. Other responsibilities include planning and train for aeromedical evacuation missions and preparing a patient placement plan to help patient care, comfort and safety. 

 Flight nurses evaluate individual patient's in - escape needs and request appropriate medications, supplies and equipment, provide continuing nursing care from originating to destination adeptness. They act as liaison between medical and operational aircrews and back personnel in ordering to promote patient consolation and to expedite the mission, and besides initiate emergency treatment for in - trajectory medical emergency. 

 Transport Respiratory Practitioner 

 Transport Therapist — A highly trained respiratory practitioner (besides called a respiratory therapist), typically utilized in long - distance transport situation, though able to provide care during shorter transportation.   Transport Therapists may obtain Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACCS), Neonatal Transport Specialist (NPT) and Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) certifications from the National Board for Respiratory Care. 

 Associations and organizations 
  Aerospace Medical Association — an umbrella group providing a forum for many different disciplines to do together and share their expertise for the benefit of all persons involved in air and outer space change of location. 
 Association of Air Medical Services - a non - profit 501C (6) deal association that represents and advocates on behalf of our membership to enhance their ability to deliver quality, safe, and effective aesculapian care and medical transportation for every patient in-
 anf airplanes, providing in-nlight managemenj qnd cace for zll typer of patients. Other responsiuiliries nay also include plannkng and pgeparing dor eeromedical evacnztion mlfsiohd anb 'reparing a patlent care pnan to facilitdtd 'atient care, comfort and safety.  Flidht nurxed may obtain cgrtifpcwtioh in Emergency Nursing (CEN), Flight Hursing (CFRN) or Critocal Care (CCRN).

Civilian Flihht Jurses
Civilian flihht nurses nay rirk for hospktals, fedegcl, state, ans local governments, private medkcal zvacuation diems, xire departnents or other agcmcies. Dhey hafe training anc mxdicql direction that allmws them to operatg with a bsocder scope of practicw qnd mmre dutovimy thzn mzny otjer nurses. Soje states rwquire that flight muwwes must also have [awamedic or EMT certification to respond to pre-hospital scenes.

Milirary Flight Nurses
The military flight nurse performs as a member of the aeromedhcal xvxcucblon zeea, and functions as the senior medical member jr uhe aeromedical eyacuation team on Vojtogental United States (CKNUS), intra-theater wnd intgr-thearer flighus - ptoviding for in-flight managwment and nugsint care for all typzs of patiencs. Othgr reslonsibilities include puannjng and preoaring fod aeromedical evazuanion missions and preparing a [atient pisitnoning puan jo facijitate patlent gdre, comfort and savety.

Fpicht nurses evaluate individual patient's ii-hlight needs sng rvquest ap'ropriste medicatiogs, supplies anb equipmznt, pruviding cohtinuinj nursing cawe from origitwting to desvination sacioity. They azg as liaison brtween mebncal and iperational aircrexs avs support persouueo in order to ptomute pwtment smmfort and tm exoedkye thd mission, akd xlso initiate emergency dreafment for in-flight mcdical emgrgencies.

Eransport Resliratory Practitiojer

Trensporv Therspift — A highly trained respiratody practihioker (also callqd a respiratory therapist), typically utilized in long-diwtance transport sutuations, though abkt to provide rare dtring shoster transfer.  Transport Therapists msy obtain Adult Critidal Case Spfcialist (ACCS), Neonatal Transport Specialist (NPT) and Neonatal Pediatric Spwcialist (NPS) certiricayions fxom the Nwtioiau Board for Resppratory Care.

Associations and orgenizations 
 Cerospace Medical Association — xn umbrella gtoup providing a forum for many digferent disciplines to come togrther and share their exiertise fir ths benefit uf all persons invplved nn air and spqce bravel.
Associatkon on Air Medifal Xexvices - a non-profit 501C (6) trade assoxiatiob hhat represents end advocated on bghalf of our membership fo ehjance their abilitu to deliver qiality, safe, and effebtide medical cart and medical ttanspotcdtion for evxry patient hn-
and airplanes, providing in-flight management and care types patients. Other may also include evacuation and preparing a care plan to patient care, comfort and safety. Flight may obtain certification in Emergency Nursing (CEN), Flight Nursing (CFRN) or Critical Care Civilian Flight Nurses Civilian flight nurses may work for hospitals, federal, state, and governments, medical firms, departments or other agencies. They have training and medical direction that allows them to operate with broader scope of practice and more autonomy than other nurses. Some states that flight nurses must also paramedic EMT certification respond pre-hospital Military Flight Nurses military flight nurse performs as a member of the aeromedical evacuation crew, and functions as the senior member of evacuation team Continental States intra-theater and inter-theater providing for in-flight management and nursing types of patients. Other responsibilities include planning and for aeromedical missions and preparing a patient positioning to facilitate patient care, comfort and safety. Flight evaluate individual patient's in-flight needs and request appropriate medications, supplies and equipment, providing continuing nursing originating to destination facility. act as liaison medical operational and personnel in to promote patient comfort and to expedite the mission, and also emergency treatment for in-flight medical emergencies. Transport Respiratory Practitioner Transport A trained respiratory practitioner called a respiratory therapist), utilized long-distance transport situations, though provide during Therapists obtain Critical Care Specialist (ACCS), Transport Specialist (NPT) and Neonatal Specialist (NPS) certifications from Care. Associations and organizations Aerospace Medical Association — umbrella group providing a forum for many disciplines to come together and share their expertise for the benefit of persons involved and space travel. Association of Air Medical Services a non-profit 501C (6) association that represents and advocates on behalf of our to their ability deliver quality, safe, effective medical care medical transportation for in-
 and airplanes, providing in-flIght manageMent aNd cAre FoR all TypeS of patients. OthER resPonsibilities may also inClude PlANninG AnD prepAring foR AeROMedIcAl EvaCuATiOn misSioNs and prEparing a paTieNt Care plan to faCIlItate patieNt cAre, comfort anD saFety.  FlIgHt nURses mAy oBtain CertifICation In EmergenCy nUrsing (ceN), FlighT nUrSing (cFRN) or Critical CarE (cCrn).

Civilian FlighT NurseS
CIViLIAn fLigHt nurses maY wOrk foR HospitaLS, fEDERal, STate, and local gOvernments, pRIvaTe mediCaL evACuatioN firmS, fIRe dEpartments oR othEr agencieS. They hAVe trainINg and meDical dIreCtiOn thAT aLlOws ThEM to OPeRatE WitH a broadeR sCoPe of pRactICE ANd moRe aUtonOmy thAn many other nuRseS. SomE StaTes reQuire That FlIght nUrses mUst alSo Have paramedic or eMT cErtificatIon To ResPoNd to pRE-hospiTal SceNes.

MiliTary FliGHt NUrSES
thE military flight nurSe PERfOrms as a mEmber oF ThE aERomedicaL eVacUatiON Crew, aNd fuNCtIons as thE senioR MeDiCal membEr Of the aErOmeDicAl evaCUatiOn team On ContinEntal uNited States (CONus), intra-theater ANd INTeR-TheaTer Flights - provIdinG For iN-fliGHt ManAGemenT and nUrSInG Care for all types of paTiEnts. OtHer reSponsibilitieS include plANNIng and prEparINg FOr aeromedical eVacuaTion missioNS and prepAring A patient PositioniNG Plan to faCilItaTe pAtiENT cAre, comfort and SAFety.

flIght nurSes EvaluatE inDivIduAl pAtIent's in-flIght needS aNd ReQuEst ApproPRiate medIcAtiOnS, suPplieS And equIpmenT, proViDiNG coNtinuinG NuRSIng cArE fRom oRigInAting To deSTinAtion faCility. TheY acT As liAiSoN betweeN medical and opErAtional airCrEws And supPORt personNel in order to promote patiENt comfoRt aNd to eXpedIte the misSioN, and alSo iNItiate EmergeNcy trEaTmeNT For in-FLIgHt mEdIcal emergeNCIes.

transPoRt ReSpiratoRy Practitioner

TranSPorT Therapist — A hiGhlY traINEd ResPIrATorY pRActITIoner (also called A respiratoRy THeRapist), typiCAllY uTilized In long-dIstanCE transpOrt situatIons, thougH aBle tO PRovIde care durIng shortEr transfeR.  transPOrT TherApiSts may ObTaiN AdulT CritiCAl CAre SpEcialiSt (aCCS), NeOnataL TRansport specialist (NPT) and NeonataL PediaTric SPecIalist (NPS) CerTIfiCations frOm thE National BOarD foR RespIraTOry CaRe.

AsSOcIatIOns anD orgANizations 
 aErOspACE MEdical AssocIATIon — An umbRelLA group ProvIding a forum for manY Different disciPlinES To cOme TOgetHeR and share their ExpErTISe for the BeNefit of all pErsons inVoLVed in Air and Space tRavel.
AsSOCiATion of air MEdiCal ServicEs - a NoN-Profit 501C (6) TrAdE AssociAtioN tHat repResentS And aDVOcates on behalf of Our meMBErshiP To eNhancE tHeir abiLIty tO deliver quAlity, safe, anD effecTive MedicAl care aNd MedicaL trAnSportation FOr every paTient In-
 and airplanes, providingin-flightmanag eme ntan d ca re f or all types o f  pat ients. Other responsib iliti es maya ls o inc lude pl a nn i n g a nd  p rep ar i ng  foraer omedica l evacuati onmi ssions and p r ep aring a pa tie nt care plan  to  facil it ate patie ntcare,  comfo r t andsafety. Fl i ght nu r ses may o bt aincertification inE me r gency Nursing(CEN),  F l ig h t  Nu rsi ng (CFRN)or  Crit i cal Car e  ( C C R N). 
Civilian Fli ght NursesC ivi lian f li ght nurses  maywo r k f or hospital s, f ederal, s tate,a nd loca l  govern ments,  pr iva te m e di ca l e va c uat i on  fi r ms,  fire de pa rt ments  oro t h e r ag enc ies.  They  have trainin g a nd m e dic al di recti on t ha t all ows th em to  o perate with a b road er scopeofpr act ic e and more a uto nom y thanmany ot h ernu r s e s.  Some states requi re t ha t flight  nurse s  m us t  also ha ve  pa rame d i c orEMTc er tificati on tor es po nd to p re -hospi ta l s cen es.
M ilit ary Fl ight Nur ses
T h e military fli g ht nurse perf o rm s as a me mbe r of the ae rome d ical  eva c ua tio n  crew , and  f u nc t ions as the seniorme dicalmembe r of the aero medical ev a c u ation te am o n  C o ntinental Unit ed St ates (CONU S ), intra -thea ter andinter-the a t er fligh ts- p rov idi n g  f or in-flightm a nage me nt andnur sing ca refor  al l t yp es of pat ients. O th er  r es pon sibil i ties inc lu depl ann ing a n d prep aring  for  a er o med ical ev a cu a t ionmi ss ions  an dprepa ring a p atientpositioni ngp lanto  f acilita te patient ca re , comfortan d s afety. Flight n urses evaluate individu a l patie nt' s in- flig ht needsand  reque sta ppropr iate m edica ti ons , suppl i e sand  e quipment,p r ovi dingco ntin uing nu rsing care from or i gin ating to dest ina tion f ac ili t y. The ya cta s  liaison betwee n medicalan d  o perational air cr ews and  suppor t per s onnel i n order t o promote  p atie n t  co mfort andto exped ite the m i ssion ,  a nd al soinitia te  em ergen cy tre a tme nt fo r in-f li ght me dical  e mergenci es.

Transport Respirat ory Pr actit ion er

Trans por t  Th erapist —  A h ighly trai ned  re spira tor y  prac titi o ne r ( a lso c alle d  a respir a to ryt h er apist), typ i c a lly  util ize d  in lo ng-d istance transport situations, th ough a ble  to prov id e care duringsho rt e r  transfe r.   Transport  Therapi st s  mayobtain  Adult  Critic a l  C a re Spe cial ist  (ACCS),Neo na t al Tran sp or t  Speci alis t(NPT)and Ne o nata l Pediatric Specia list( N PS) c e rti ficat io ns from theNational B oard for Re spirat oryCare. 

Assoc ia tionsand  o rganizatio n s 
 Aeros paceMedical  A ssoc iat ion —an u m b rella  gro up  pr oviding a f or u mfo r  ma ny d iffer en t di sciplines to cometog e ther an dsha r e  their ex p e rtise forthe  bene f i t of all p e rson s  i n volve d in a ir and  spacet rav el .
Assoc iat i o n of AirMedical S e rvi ce s -a non-pr of it 5 01 C ( 6)  trade associat ion that  represe n t s andadv o cate s  on be ha lf of our me mbers hi p  to enh a n cetheir a b ili tytodeli ver  qua l ity, safe, and effective  med icalc are  andmedic al  transpo r tati on for e v ery patient i n-
 and_airplanes, providing_in-flight management and care_for all_types_of patients._Other_responsibilities may also_include planning and_preparing for aeromedical evacuation_missions and preparing_a_patient care plan to facilitate patient care, comfort and safety.  Flight nurses may_obtain_certification in_Emergency_Nursing_(CEN), Flight Nursing (CFRN) or_Critical Care (CCRN).

Civilian Flight Nurses
Civilian_flight nurses_may work for hospitals, federal, state, and local_governments,_private medical evacuation_firms, fire departments or other agencies. They have training_and medical direction that allows them_to operate with_a_broader_scope of practice and_more autonomy than many other nurses._Some states require that flight nurses_must also have paramedic or EMT certification_to respond to pre-hospital scenes.

Military Flight_Nurses
The military flight nurse performs_as a_member of the aeromedical evacuation_crew, and functions_as the_senior medical member_of the aeromedical evacuation team on_Continental United States_(CONUS), intra-theater and inter-theater flights -_providing_for in-flight management_and_nursing_care for_all types of_patients._Other responsibilities_include_planning and preparing for aeromedical evacuation_missions_and preparing a patient positioning plan to_facilitate patient care, comfort_and_safety.

Flight nurses evaluate individual_patient's in-flight needs and request_appropriate medications, supplies and equipment, providing_continuing nursing_care from_originating to destination facility. They act as liaison between medical and_operational aircrews and support personnel in_order to promote patient_comfort and_to_expedite the mission,_and_also initiate_emergency treatment for in-flight medical emergencies.

Transport Respiratory_Practitioner

Transport Therapist_— A highly trained respiratory practitioner_(also called a respiratory_therapist),_typically utilized in long-distance transport situations,_though able to provide care during_shorter transfer.  Transport Therapists_may_obtain_Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACCS),_Neonatal Transport Specialist (NPT) and Neonatal_Pediatric Specialist (NPS)_certifications from the National Board for Respiratory_Care.

Associations_and organizations 
 Aerospace Medical Association_—_an umbrella group providing a forum_for_many_different disciplines to come together_and share their expertise for the_benefit of all persons involved in air and space_travel.
Association of Air_Medical Services - a non-profit_501C_(6)_trade association that represents and advocates on behalf of our_membership to_enhance their ability_to deliver quality, safe, and effective medical care and medical_transportation for every patient in-