You may think of an air ambulance as an aircraft that transports injured people form an accident to a medical facility, but air ambulances also are used to move patients from one medical facility to another. For example, an accident victim that suffered a brain injury may need physical therapy after recovering from his injuries and the facility that provides the therapy may be in another state. This is when an air medical transport can help. Other times an air ambulance may be called upon to transport human donor organs. Having a fast method to deliver organs is vital for transplanting them to the patient in need and a fast air ambulance jet can provide the type of service needed. Regardless of the mission they're providing, medical planes are always equipped with special lifesaving medical equipment used to handle virtually any in-flight medical situation.
What makes an air ambulance special?
Air ambulance companies employ skilled, specially trained in-flight personnel. These include flight paramedics, flight nurses and sometime physicians. Medical flight crew members go through rigorous training and continued education. They have special certifications in various types of specialties relating to medical air transport. Some certifications that medical staff may be required to obtain are:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Basic Life Support
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Safety is imperative when operating an air ambulance. The patient's life depends on being transported safely. Typically, medically configured business jets like the Learjet 60 are the preferred method of safe transport by air ambulance companies. The Learjet 60 has a large cabin that can accommodate medical crew, patient and family members comfortably. They are known for their fast speeds, long range and safety. They are large enough to accommodate a medical stretcher and life support equipment.
How are air medical transports arranged?
When you contact an air ambulance company, a representative will ask you a series of questions in order to help determine what is needed for the transport. They may ask for insurance information, all the vital information about the patient, location, medical facility, date transport and more. After all the information is gathered, it is up to the flight coordinators help get the transport approved by the patient's insurance company, to determine a suitable aircraft, flight crew, medical crew, equipment and medications needed and other details regarding the medical flight.
The Transport
Once all the details have been arranged, the medical transport can take place. The flight crew arrives at the airport and readies the aircraft. The medical crew prepares the interior of the aircraft and awaits the arrival of the patient via ground ambulance. Once the patient arrives, he is carefully loaded into the aircraft and hooked up to any IVs monitoring equipment, and secured for flight. The aircraft departs and the medical crew monitors the patient during the flight, administering any medications if needed and making sure the patient is comfortable. Once at the destination a ground ambulance meets the aircraft and transports the patient to the receiving medical facility.
By: Douglass Swan, an Angel MedFlight Air Medical Transport writer based in the Scottsdale, Arizona office. Angel MedFlight is a leader in worldwide air medical transportation and medical flights. You can read more on some of the basic Frequently Asked Questions to get help on medical flight services when you need a patient transport by visiting http://www.angelmedflight.com/faq.html today.
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