Medical evacuation is the process of getting a patient out of their home country to another country or to another location. In most cases, patients opt for medical evacuation to obtain better medical treatment or to be closer to a loved one abroad.
How is medical evacuation carried out? Can patients travel safely long distances even if they are not in good health? How can they fly to another country without compromising on their health? Find out in this article.
What are evacuation flights?
Evacuation flights are flights to transport people from their current location to somewhere safe, somewhere with better living conditions or somewhere they can obtain help. Evacuation flights are used in different case scenarios.
They can be called upon to rescue someone from a life-threatening situation or to take them to another country to obtain treatment not available locally. The latter is called medical evacuation and in most cases, the patient requires an air ambulance for the journey. Air ambulances come in the form of medical (medevac) helicopters or medical planes.
What are medevac helicopters?
Medevac helicopters are helicopters used for the medical evacuation of patients. They are fitted with medical equipment to ensure that patients are in a stable condition during the transport. Medevac helicopters are suitable for short distances because of their range and speed. For instance, at Medical Air Service, we frequently use our medical helicopters for domestic transfers or transfers within the border area of neighboring countries.
What are medevac planes?
Medevac planes are airplanes used to transport patients over both short and long distances. At Medical Air Service, our medevac planes are fitted with ICU-like medical equipment, which means that in most cases, we can transport even critically-ill patients, over both short and long distances. Operating worldwide, our medevac planes can reach remote locations usually inaccessible via commercial planes.
If you need to arrange for family, friends or employees to be flown out from a crisis zone rapidly and securely, we are your best point of contact. Our global network of partners enables us to respond quickly to your problem, without first having to fly helicopters to your desired location.
We are always happy to advise you about all your options for medevac flights worldwide.
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