Various Services Offered By Medical Air Ambulance

By Tanisha Berg


In the events of accidents special jets and helicopters are used to fly patients from trauma scene to the health centers. The aircrafts have health practitioners that provide health care to patients before they reach to hospital for treatment. In case there is an earth quake or floods propeller jets are used for evacuating victims. Victims of trauma are given good attention while being transported to the hospital hence helping saving lives. Thus, medical air ambulance services are important.

In the past, jets were never used for this purpose. However, things changed during the world war one. This idea was widely used during this period to ferry the sick people who got injured during this period. Research shows that the first emergency jet to be used in history traces its way back in 1972 in Denver. Helicopters are mainly used for transporting patients over a short distance while wing air crafts are used for longer distances.

The service ensures that patients are given good attention right from the trauma scene until they get to the hospital. It is easy to access unreachable scenes of trauma using helicopters since they are not affected by factors such as traffic jam. This is a convenient means of transport because little time is taken to transport patients from scenes of trauma to trauma centers. Patients in critical conditions receive health care from doctors who are members of the crew.

However, use of aircrafts and helicopters do not apply everywhere. The service depends on ground responders who informs the condition of the patient and whether it requires use of choppers. Crew involved should undergo training to ensure appropriate triage criteria are applied. Stringent criteria can affect quick response and transporting victims of trauma. If a victim is not in critical condition, there is no need to use helicopter since it is an expensive mode of transport.

A very important factor to consider when deciding to transport patient by helicopters is the safety of both the crew and the victims of trauma. Weather condition and the distance between trauma scene and closest trauma center should be considered before making any move. A flight can be canceled or postponed if the crew is not comfortable. If one of the crew feels uncomfortable with the flight the entire flight is cancelled.

It may be effective in saving lives but also it can be tragic because of increased number of crashes. Some of the factors that lead to fatal crashes are bad weather condition, flying at night and port crash fires. Helicopters and aircrafts used for rescue missions should always be checked on regular basis to avoid mechanical problems that can result to fatal crashes.

People that get injured in long distance and remote places are transported from the scenes of trauma to trauma centers by use of planes. The process is called aeromedical. Missing people in the seas and deep in the forest are searched using choppers and wing aircrafts. They may be used for chasing criminals because they are very fast.

These helicopters are fitted with necessary equipment to treat patients on board. They have health ventilators and a monitoring unit. Sparsely populated areas are great beneficiaries of these jets. Thus, they offer good services that have come in handy to help save life especially during trauma.




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