care than the hospital can provide. MedSTAR can also be contacted by doctors for advice on patient care. The service also has a neonatal and paediatric division called MedSTAR Kids. MedSTAR responds to various emergencies such as medical emergencies (such as acute pulmonary oedema) as well as primary trauma (such as a severe crash). At the moment MedSTAR teams are airborne within 10 to 15 minutes after being tasked to a job, however the base will be moved closer to the helipad within the near future cutting this time down to around 5 minutes. Aircraft MedSTAR utilise six of the Motor Accident Commission (MAC) sponsored helicopters to respond to emergencies. These helicopters are operated and crewed by Australian Helicopters. The six helicopters are: Bell 412 x4 MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 (Rescue 52) Eurocopter EC130 (primarily used by South Australia Police, but can be used by MedSTAR if it is necessary.) (Rescue 53/POLAIR) Only two bell 412 are in service at any time the other two are on maintenance rotations or are active spares The colour schemes for the 412s are: 2x red and white- VH-LSA/VH-VAO 1x solid white- VH-PXY 1x blue and white- VH-VAU Also in use are Holden TrailBlazers rapid response vehicles, similar to the SA Ambulance Service Command/Team Leader vehicles. See also Air ambulance References External links MedSTAR website "Towards a Statewide South Australian Retrieval Service" - SA Health Publication PDF Air ambulance services in Australia Emergency services in South Australia