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What To Do When A Medical Evacuation Is Necessary

By Denise Waye|2023-09-25T13:21:34+00:00July 21st, 2010|Categories: Patient Transport|Tags: air ambulance, medevac, medical evacuation|

When a person is having a life threatening emergency, medical evacuation is often needed. Many times we witness the air ambulances landing at serious car accidents and other traumatic instances. If you ever encounter the need for one of these emergency services, there are some things you need to know. As you are getting ready for flight, you may want someone to be along with you. Depending on the level of your medical condition up to two individuals can be flown with you. You need to remain calm and understanding [...]

Air Medical Transport

By Denise Waye|2022-03-21T14:33:04+00:00July 21st, 2010|Categories: Patient Transport|Tags: air ambulance, air medical transport, medevac|

The time it takes to access medical attention from the time an incident takes place, or the symptoms of an illness start can be critical in determining whether the person recovers or not. But getting to the hospital is not always as smooth as it ought to be what with certain areas being remote and inaccessible by road or the possibility of an ordinary ambulance encountering a heavy traffic jam on the way to the hospital. This is where air ambulances are more appropriate. Air medical transport is usually used [...]

How To Choose A Quality Medevac Service

By Denise Waye|2022-03-21T14:33:04+00:00July 21st, 2010|Categories: Patient Transport|Tags: air ambulance, medevac|

When you are choosing a medevac, or an air ambulance for someone in your family, it's not an easy choice to make. Medevac is generally used in cases of great need and that means it is not something that many of us know a great deal about. Choosing is difficult because we don't have anything to compare them to. To help you, this post will give you a brief check list of what you should be looking for. Qualifications When you are selecting an air ambulance service the one thing [...]

How to Charter an Ambulance Flight – A Quick Checklist

By Denise Waye|2023-09-25T13:21:22+00:00July 20th, 2010|Categories: Patient Transport|Tags: air ambulance, Ambulance Flight, medevac|

When someone you love needs major surgery or requires expert level medical attention but flying on a typical plane is out of the question, you have to hire an air ambulance. Just as your local ambulance would pick up your loved one and rush them to the hospital in the case of a local emergency, an air ambulance is designed to speed patients to medical care that is further away. Most people never imagine having to charter an ambulance flight and it often comes unexpected. You may feel put on [...]

What is a Medical Flight?

By Denise Waye|2022-03-21T14:33:04+00:00June 30th, 2010|Categories: Patient Transport|Tags: air ambulance, medevac, medevac flight, Medical Flight|

A medical flight is an air ambulance service provided to the sick and those with injuries. It is of great benefit because it reduces significantly the time taken to transport a patient from one destination to another. This service is essential especially where a patient is critically injured or is seriously ill and requires urgent specialized treatment. Organizations providing air ambulance services need to maintain a uniform standard for all their airplanes, medical equipment and professional staff. The quality of service they provide is governed by two factors: High standards [...]