Arianne Emling

Arianne Emling is being recognized for her exceptional skill, professionalism, and perseverance while responding to a call for a critically ill cardiac patient. She and her partner, Flight Paramedic Beau McFarlin, were dispatched to care for a patient who had received an Impella device—a small heart pump—following a stent placement at a rural catheterization laboratory.

The patient was hypotensive and combative, requiring constant intervention. For three demanding hours before transport, Arianne and Beau worked tirelessly to keep the patient alive—ensuring airway integrity, responding to dangerous physiological changes, adjusting ventilator settings, and keeping vital equipment operational even as the Impella’s battery was close to failing.

By the time the aircraft lifted off and the patient was handed off to the receiving hospital, the individual was in a far more stable condition than when Arianne and Beau first arrived. Her expertise and unwavering commitment to patient care under the most challenging circumstances exemplify the very best of critical care medicine.

Air Evac Lifeteam is proud to recognize Flight Nurse and Base Clinical Lead Arianne Emling as a Star of Life!