Professional Medevac by Ambulance Aircraft

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Need rapid Medical Evacuation Services for you and your loved ones?

Medical evacuation, or Medevac, is the transportation of seriously ill patients by air. At Medical Air Service, we are a medical evacuation transport expert with over a decade of experience providing world-class medevac services to patients across the globe. We provide fully equipped air ambulances, which can be described as flying ambulances, with experienced medical personnel on board, to ensure a swift air ambulance service and gentle journey back home.

Important things you need to know about medical transport planes and medical services: 

  • Medical transports planes are fitted with medical equipment that ensures the patient’s safety during a flight.
  • There are doctors and paramedics on board a medical transport plane to care for the patient.
  • Medical Air Service has different types of medical planes equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities on board for both short-haul and long-haul trips.

What is a medical transport plane?

A medical transport plane is an aircraft that is used to transport patients from one location to another. Most commonly known as air ambulances, they are fitted with medical equipment to ensure that proper care can be given to the patient en-route.

Are flying ambulances medical transport planes?

Flying ambulances are medical transport planes since their main purpose is to transport patients. The flying ambulances at Medical Air Services are fitted with permanently installed intensive care equipment so that we can provide optimum care to patients and fly them to another location no matter the state of their emergency.

Why opt for a lifesaving Medevac in our Ambulance Jets?

Making sure patients receive the treatment and care required depending on their condition, additional medical equipment can be installed on all aircraft. For you or your loved ones, this flexibility guarantees a fast, safe journey with the shortest possible waiting time, day or night, while providing a smooth flight experience for those in need during an emergency.

What equipment do medical transport planes carry?

At Medical Air Service, our medevac jets carry the following medical equipment to ensure the safety of you and your loved ones throughout the transportation:

  • Intensive care unit with vacuum mattress and patient loading system
  • Central oxygen tank (6,000 liters) and optional reserve tank
  • Multi-parameter intensive care transport monitor
  • Compact defibrillator / monitor system
  • Intensive care respirator
  • Portable blood gas analyzer
  • Satellite telephone.

This list is just a selection of the medical equipment on board the flying ambulance, but we can source extra equipment, depending on the patient's medical condition, to ensure their safety and well-being guaranteeing that each flight fits the unique needs of all travelers.

Air Ambulance Medevac

Medevac of Intensive Care Patients in Medical Air Services’ medical transport planes

In our air ambulances, we can safely medevac patients, even those who require intensive medical care. Patients who are traveling with us receive excellent care and arrive at their destination as quickly as possible. Highly experienced specialist medical crew consisting of intensive care physicians, flight doctors and flight nurses, accompany patients during their medical repatriation: in the event of a medical emergency, they can intervene immediately.

It is even possible to adjust cabin pressure in our medevac air ambulance to the air pressure on the ground, providing a so-called sea ​​level flight , which is necessary when transporting patients with certain medical conditions like anemia, pneumothorax or ileus.

Besides flying ambulances, we also provide ambulance transfers in ground ambulances from the hospital to the airport before and after the air ambulance flight, to your chosen hospital. Our comprehensive bed-to-bed service is ideal for seriously ill patients: it minimizes waiting times throughout the medical evacuation for patients and families and ensures the best possible care during the journey.

Worldwide Covid-19 Medevac Services

The current outbreak of COVID-19 presents a need for an urgent medical evacuation for many. At Medical Air Service, our team is on hand 24/7. We provide emergency medical evacuation (Medevac) services for patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 in flying ambulances fitted with the latest isolation tech. If you or a loved one needs international Medevac, you can count on us to provide the urgent, specialized transport you need.

What sets Medical Air Service truly apart?

At Medical Air Service, we pride ourselves on always being transparent and honest. We are here to provide you with the best possible in-flight medical care at the most affordable prices for domestic and international air ambulance services.

Our fleet of aircraft is well-equipped, and our experienced medical staff is ready to provide you with the care you need to travel safely and comfortably. We have tie-ups with major airports as well as smaller airfields, allowing us to offer top-quality service across the world. Our team can even help you plan your travel and arrange ground transport to ensure you get exactly where you need to go.

Besides being certified ISO 9001 for our quality management and having a global reach, our past customers’ experience will guarantee the reliability and professionalism of our flying ambulance service. Here is what some of them had to say about Medical Air Service:

“The service was excellent and communication through the process was amazing.”Mr. P., from Glasgow, 2020

Thank you for being prompt and efficient” Mr. S. D., 2018

“Many thanks for all the team for their kind support, high professionalism, continuous availability, we appreciate the serious job done to ensure the safety of travel along with medical expertise .” Mr, D. H., 2020 (Google My Business)

Do you have any questions regarding your Medevac?

If you would like to know more about medevac by air ambulance, please see our list of FAQs.

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Our team members and flight coordinators are available 24/7 to provide advice. We can arrange quick medical repatriation worldwide.

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