NBAA Orlando, Oct. 6, 2008 – “Hands-on” will take on new meaning Oct. 20 at the 2008 Bombardier Safety Standdown in Kansas City, Mo. - especially for those attendees who select the safety workshops being provided by international remote medical care provider MedAire Inc.

Invited to participate for the second consecutive year, MedAire will encourage learners to “practice-by-doing” in the three workshops its medical personnel are hosting. Students will use a portable Mini-Anne Learning Manikin, operate actual remote medical monitoring devices and use real suturing and splinting supplies.

“Participants in our training sessions will use actual equipment on the aircraft – cementing their knowledge and preparing them for the day when a real in-flight emergency does occur on board,” said Richard Gomez, MedAire’s vice president, Education Services & Quality.  “We’re honored to have been invited back for such an important event that meshes so well with our own safety and preparedness mission.”

At this year’s Safety Standdown, attendees can choose from two of three MedAire’s training options:

• CPR/AED Training – Participants can test their CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) skills using a portable Mini-Anneä Learning Manikin, and have the opportunity to earn an American Heart Association CPR/AED card upon successful completion. Participants also receive a complimentary CPR Anytime Personal Learning Program kit to share with friends and family. 

• Remote Medical Preparedness and Management – Participants learn how to prevent and/or manage medical or traumatic events that could occur in flight, utilizing hands-on skills training. In this session, they can also learn from a doctor about how to reduce their own personal risk – of heart attack and other ailments – in the air and while traveling. Demonstrations of the latest remote medical monitoring devices are also part of this program.

• High Altitude Physiology Simulations will be offered by Human Systems Solutions, in tandem with MedAire’s session about First Aid, Trauma Injuries Treatment – Participants are immersed in a high altitude training seminar, and also learn how to handle real-life medical incidents through hands-on training that includes wound management, splinting and trauma situations, and other medical simulations.

The Safety Standdown, co-sponsored by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board, also includes a three-day general session, Oct. 21-23, highlighting speakers from the FAA, NBAA and NASA, among others. Leading physicians, academicians and executives will also share health and safety insights.

For additional information, visit: www.safetystanddown.com.