CareFlight Aeromedical Retrieval Training (CART)

CareFlight’s commitment to excellence and leadership in pre-hospital and critical care is far reaching and goes beyond training our own people. 

 Our highly experienced education team comprises of specialist doctors, nurses, paramedics and rescue staff. Our courses include content on Pre-Hospital Trauma, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Aeromedical Retrieval Training, Tactical & Hostile Response, Emergency Access & Treatment, and Remote Emergency & Critical Care Trauma. 

Clinical training at CareFlight centres around initial induction in pre-hospital, retrieval and patient transport, ongoing maintenance of skills and knowledge, as well as providing updates in the latest evidence-based medicine. We provide clinical training for our registrars, nurses, midwives and patient transport officers. 

CareFlight also offers a range of external training for doctors, paramedics and nurses, as well as final year students in these fields wanting to expand their knowledge and competency in pre-hospital medicine. Our courses are all evidence and simulation-based using immersive equipment like crashed vehicles, helicopter simulators, lifelike mannequins and sensory triggers such as sound, smell, and blood products to recreate trauma scenes. 

CareFlight’s Aeromedical Retrieval Training (CART) is an introductory course specifically designed for doctors, nurses and paramedics (including students) who are new to aeromedical work or are interested in pursuing a career in the aeromedical field and want to learn more about it.

The course is comprised of a mix of lectures, clinical workshops and immersive scenarios designed to help clinicians understand the unique challenges of working in this area. The scenarios are high fidelity, using simulators as well as real vehicles. There is a strong focus on teamwork and non-technical skills. Working in multidisciplinary groups also provides participants with the opportunity to learn from different skillsets.

Course instructors are all experienced retrieval clinicians and include retrieval specialists, intensive care and helicopter paramedics and critical care flight nurses. With a high instructor-to-student ratio, participants will have the opportunity to learn in a true multidisciplinary environment.