Ground Transportation
Name two situations where you would use a small economy vehicle on a trip?
Organ or specimen only transports or 1-2 passenger only transport, with no devices.
Who is the CEO at Trinity?
Seth Bacon
The acronym OPO stands for?
Organ Procurement Organization
What is the minimum airport runway length that we deem acceptable for a plane to land?
5,000 ft.
When calculating ground travel time for a D2D, what is the logic that should be used to ensure adequate buffer time is accounted for?
All ground should be rounded to the nearest 5 (whole number) and add 5 minutes.
Who is the Chief Financial Officer at Trinity
Ted Becerra
What is UNOS and what are they responsible for?
United Network of Organ Sharing. They manage the recipient list.
When clocking in for your shift, what is the allowable time frame before you can clock in?
10 minutes.
Who is the Ground Operations Manager at Trinity?
Sean Pfendler
What date was Trinity acquired by Blade Air Mobility?
September 15, 2021 was the official date in which the acquisition was completed. September 9, 2021 was the announcement of the acquisition.
What is cold ischemic time (CIT)?
It is the process in which the flow of blood is stopped (cross clamp) to the time in which the flow of blood is reintroduced (sow in time).
All service requests created in TAC are processed in what time zone?
Mountain Standard Time
What would be the purpose of utilizing Code 3/Lights and Sirens?
To decrease CIT for organs that have a shorter viability time.
Eric Mendiola - West Operations Manager
Nick Bruner - East Operations Manager
What is an OPO responsible for?
Identifying Donors
Allocating Organs
Facilitating Operating Rooms
When calculating air travel time or a D2D, what is the logic that should be used to ensure adequate buffer time is accounted for?
Round to the nearest 5 and add 15 minutes.
Trinity provides our own dedicated ground transportation in which following cities?
Phoenix, Tucson, and Sacramento
What are Trinity's Core Values?
Innovation
Operational
Integrity
Accountability
Unafraid
List the 5 major organs, in order of viability, we focus on in the organ donation process.
Heart
Lung
Liver
Pancreas
Kidney
Name one organ care device that maybe used during the organ procurement process?
Paragonix Sherpak, Transmedics, Kidney Pumps, NRP ECMO, and coolers.