History of

MedAire

So how did I embark on this path? Founding a company like MedAire would never have materialized if not for my involvement in medical evacuations and rescue operations as a flight nurse in the most remote areas imaginable throughout Arizona. There was never a “good” call, for every scramble involved life, death, and the worst of the worst accidents, whether it be in the mountains or desert.

Most of the public has no inkling that MedAire is their safety net. They are unaware that we provide the medical kits and defibrillators stowed in cabins aboard aircraft and yachts. Perhaps this book will help inform travelers about radio or satellite links between crews and MedLink emergency physicians who assist during emergencies. No matter where in the world passengers roams, their lives are better safeguarded because of this innovation.

MedAire was literally an idea inspired by the traumatic death of a little boy on a desert road, Ralphie, to whom this book is dedicated. His passing became a catalyst for much needed change in remote medical care. I knew we could do better as an industry. We had to do better. And we did do better, as you’ll see . . .