The US-2 carries an eleven-person crew: two pilots, a search-and-rescue coordinator, two maintenance personnel, three divers, two paramedics, and a sensor operator. The divers also have paramedic training, as does the rescue coordinator. This gives the aircraft medical capability beyond the two dedicated paramedics. Capacity is about twenty passengers or twelve stretchers. A rescue over the Pacific, or a hypothetical British mission over the North Atlantic, could therefore include treatment during the long flight back.
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The US-2's rescue crew and in-flight medical care
An eleven-person crew combines flight, maintenance, rescue, and medical skills, with capacity for about twenty passengers or twelve stretchers.