This is a link to a presentation from the National EMS Pilots Association which is intended to provide architects, contractors, hospital administrators, hospital staff, risk managers, safety officers, and air medical providers with important information and guidelines that must be considered when having a helipad which will be utilized for transporting patients either to or from a hospital by helicopter.

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http://www.nemspa.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=84157&orgId=nemsp

This is a link to a safety video created by the Illinois Association of Air & Critical Care Transport and the Illinois Department of Transportation. This video is for hospital staffs who utilize hospital helipads and helicopters to transport patients and explains many of the hidden dangers that need to be addressed when working in and around this enviriment.

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http://www.state.il.us/video/streaming/idot/heliport-safety.asx

To find FAA advisory circulars pertaining to hospital helipads, windsocks, obstruction markings, wintertime operations and much more, go to the following FAA online library.

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FAA Advisory Circular Library