Life-Guard

05/31/2026

Congratulations Dawson of Bedford Fire Department!!!

Stay tunes for Life-Guard 11 and Life-Guard 12 winners to be announced soon.

05/29/2026

🚁❤️ During Carilion Proud Week and EMS Week in May, we had the opportunity to celebrate our CRMH and CNRV Cath Lab teams, along with our Flight Operations team, for their outstanding success with our Early Activation process for Field STEMIs. 👏

Since implementing this triage process, we have achieved a **100% success rate** in getting eligible Field STEMI patients directly to the CRMH or CNRV Cath Lab when our local 911 Centers are able to confirm that all inclusion criteria are met and no exclusion criteria are present. 🎯

⏰As we all know, **time is muscle.** ❤️

If your EMS agency or 911 Center has questions about the process, please contact us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

It is important to remember that Early Activation is available for **any qualifying Field STEMI patient** being transported by air to CRMH or CNRV. 🚁 This process is **not limited to patients transported by Carilion Clinic Life-Guard.**

🤝 Improving outcomes for STEMI patients is a shared mission, and success depends on all of us working together—EMS providers, dispatchers, flight crews, cath lab teams, emergency departments, and referring facilities.

📢 Stay tuned for upcoming **12-Lead ECG Interpretation Classes** that will be offered in the near future. 📈

Together, we are making a difference—one patient, one mission, and one partnership at a time.

❤️🚁 **Improving Outcomes, Together.** 🚁❤️

For our fans who use screen readers d/t visual impairment:

Alt text: Photos show CRMH and CNRV Cath Lab teams with Life-Guard sunglasses on and the Life-Guard Flight Ops team with "ED BYPASS Champions" tees on. Flyer states Want to get your STEMI Patient Direct to the Cath Lab? If ground EMS requests helicopter transport to Carilion for a cardiac patient and triage criteria are confirmed, Carilion Flight Ops will activate the cath lab team immediately upon pilot acceptance. This enables ED bypass and direct transport to the cath lab, reducing time to treatment and improving patient outcomes. 911 Dispatchers: Provide this information to Carilon Flight Ops when requesting a helicopter for a confirmed STEMI: 12 Lead EKG Confirms STEMI + Active Chest Pain. No trauma, no sepsis, no stroke, no intubation, no GI bleed, no unstable vitals.

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

Let’s finish out EMS week strong, rain 🌧️ or shine ☀️ !

Join us at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital

Friday 5/22 from 10:30–2:00, 390 S Main St, Rocky Mount

Join us (and Highlands!) at Wythe County Community Hospital

Friday 5/22 from 11:30–2:00 at 600 W Ridge Rd, Wytheville

For our fans who use screen readers d/t visual impairment:

Alt text: Flyers include blue and white designs with the above mentioned event details and photos of the hospitals, the Life-Guard logo + the Highlands logo and a message of Happy EMS Week- Improving Outcomes, Together. Also photos of Life-Guard crew members on site with EMS providers.

05/21/2026

What a great time today teaming with Sovah Martinsville. Happy EMS Week

05/21/2026

Who’s coming out today? Martinsville and Giles!

Join us at SOVAH Health Martinsville

Thursday 5/21 from 10:30–2:00, Life-Guard on site from 11:45–12:45, at 320 Hospital Dr, Martinsville

Join us at Carilion Giles Community Hospital

Thursday 5/21 from 11:30–1:30, Life-Guard on site from 12:00–1:00, and location at 159 Hartley Way, Pearisburg

For our fans who use screen readers d/t visual impairment:

Alt text: Flyers include blue and white designs with the above mentioned event details and photos of the hospitals and the Life-Guard 45th Anniversary logo and a message of Happy EMS Week from Carilion Clinic Life-Guard - Improving Outcomes, Together

05/20/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out to Danville, Augusta, and Christiansburg yesterday! Who's coming out today? We will be at Rockbridge, Bedford, and Montgomery!

Join us at Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital

Wednesday 5/20 from 10:00 AM–1:00 PM at 1 Health Circle, Lexington

Join us at Bedford Fire Department

Wednesday 5/20 from 10:30–2:00 at 315 Bedford Avenue, Bedford

Join us at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery

Wednesday 5/20 from 11:00 AM–2:00 PM at 3700 South Main Street, Blacksburg

For our fans who use screen readers d/t visual impairment:

Alt text: Flyers include blue and white designs with the above mentioned event details and photos of the hospitals, fire trucks and the Life-Guard 45th Anniversary logo and a message of Happy EMS Week from Carilion Clinic Life-Guard - Improving Outcomes, Together

05/20/2026

Great time today in Danville.🍿 🌭🚁