Features
4	2005 Association Offices and Officers
18	2004 Industry Award Winners
22	Remembering Michelle North
25	Wisconsin's Flight for Life 21 Years Later
	Claire Rayford
29	The IFR Bullet: Can it Kill Our Accident Rate?
	Ben Springer
32	LifeNet Omaha: Air Medicine in the Heartland
	Jason C. West and Shane Mohr
Peer Reviewed
34	The Potential of Handheld Trauma Sonography in the Air Medical Transport of the Trauma Victim
	Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Karen Breeck, Julielynn Wong, Douglas R. Hamilton, Paul B. McBeth, Bruce Sawadsky, and Mike J. Betzner
40	Air Medical Rapid Sequence Intubation: How Can We Achieve Success?
	Eric R. Swanson, David E. Fosnocht, and Erik D. Barton
In This Issue
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	Dark Air Has No Lift and Other Hints to Flying Safely at Night
	Ed MacDonald
9
	Background Checks on Programs Applying for Accreditation
	Eileen Frazer
10
	Pediatric Injury Prevention: Sledding Injuries
	Christopher Wagner
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	In Memoriam
	We lost our friend and contributor Ben Springer on Nov 27, 2004, in a private aircraft crash. Our deepest sympathy goes to his family and colleagues in Washington.
	ON THE COVER
	University of Utah AirMed provides support for the Wasatch Backcountry Rescue Association. Photo courtesy Tom Bear © Tom Bear Photography.