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USGS Employees Tour Neighboring Air Medical Transport Center By Dennis Krohn Dec. 2002 / Jan. 2003 in this issue:  previous story | next story View of the USGS' Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies and other St. Petersburg, FL, landmarks from Bayflite's helipad. Tampa Bay is in background. After years of watching the nearby helicopters land and take off, several employees from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies (CCWS) in St. Petersburg, FL, got a chance to visit the Bayflite Operations Center. Sandy Coffman, Dennis Krohn, Karen Morgan, Russ Peterson, and Dana Wiese accepted the invitation of neighboring Bayfront Medical Center to take a tour of the facility on December 3. Dawn Jones led the tour and discussed the history of the hospital and the role of Bayflite in the region's emergency-room operations. Pete Silvaggio, Bayflite's communications supervisor, explained how the center is staffed and how the BK-117 helicopters are deployed. The center has been operational since 1986 and has become so successful that local responders routinely refer to "Bayfliting" a patient out. Fortunately, one of the helicopters had just landed, and so the group was able to walk out onto the helipad and view the rescue aircraft. Bill Ratliff, a paramedic on call, explained the medical procedures used during emergency evacuations. The day was picture perfect, and all enjoyed the view of our own small research facility from Bayflite's perch. Bill Ratcliff, paramedic for Bayflie, discusses emergency procedures from the back of one of Bayflite's rescue helicopters. Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg, FL Bayflite Air Medical Transport St. Petersburg, FL in this issue:  previous story | next story

Dec. 2002 / Jan. 2003 Mailing List: Sign up to receive monthly email updates: print this issue in this issue: cover story: USS Arizona Adriatic Sea Sediment-Transport Cruise Bear Lake Sea-Floor Mapping Assateague Island Vegetation Mapping Field-Testing New Portable Drilling System Diamondback Terrapin Transoceanic Dust Impacts Woods Hole Field Center Open House St. Petersburg Field Center Open House Great American Teach-In Fourth-Graders Tour St. Petersburg Field Center Girl Scouts 90th Anniversary GIS Day Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitats Planning Gas-Hydrates Research Science and Politics in Ecosystem Decisions Sea-Floor Mapping Techniques GHASTLI Lab Visitors Science Museum Board Two New Scientists Louisiana Coastal-Restoration Advisory Board Air Medical Transport Center Tour MRIB Programmer New Webmistress Dec./Jan. Publications List

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