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Air Ambulance Review | September 2023

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In the September Air Ambulance Review we examine value for money for air medical flights and ask what insurers are paying for. We also look at training for the air medical environment and delve into courses, costs, and competency of crews. Once a region known for questionable evacuations, we consider medevacs from Nepal’s mountains, and ask whether the travel assistance industry has made any progress regarding helicopter evacuations. We also investigate getting medication to clients in hotels with commercial medical escorts. Finally, we take a close look at air ambulance aircraft – giving a profile on each.

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Jet

Jet patient transport

As a platform for air ambulances, fixed-wing jets provide a solution for transporting patients long distances very quickly. Jon Adams summarises and compares four of these aircraft

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1 Sep 2023

Jon Adams

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The price is right for taking flight

Geopolitical events and public health crises can inflate air ambulance costs, but there are ways that assistance companies can ensure value for money. Assistance and air ambulance professionals share with…

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1 Sep 2023

Lauren Haigh

Medicines

Moving medicines

International prescribing represents a potential legal minefield of risks for insurers, assistance companies and medical escorts. So, what can be done to make it as safe as possible for patients…

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1 Sep 2023

Mandy Langfield

mountains from Nepal

High-level fraudsters

As the mountain trekking sector in Nepal bounces back from the effects of Covid-19 travel restrictions, has the issue of fraudulent claims for helicopter rescues gone away? Not really, industry…

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1 Sep 2023

Robin Gauldie

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The learning journey: from the classroom to the skies

For aeromedical staff, training is a fundamental part of the job – from the beginning of their careers and throughout. Megan Gaen speaks to experts in the field about the…

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1 Sep 2023

Megan Gaen

AMREF air ambulance

CASE STUDY: Challenging air evacuation rescues critically ill patient from war-torn Sudan

Whilst AMREF Flying Doctors (AFD) routinely perform many flights for national and international clients on frequented routes into African, Asian and European Countries, AFD also specialise in niche missions, such…

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Sponsored by AMREF Flying Doctors

1 Sep 2023

AMREF Flying Doctors Team

EAA air ambulance

CASE STUDY: International road-accident repatriations

Every air ambulance flight is linked to a tragedy in some way. However, within a short period, the European Air Ambulance (EAA) was tasked with four very similar repatriations with…

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Sponsored by European Air Ambulance

1 Sep 2023

European Air Ambulance

Malteser patient care

CASE STUDY: Out of the ordinary

After decades of experience in aeromedical transports, one might think they have seen it all – however, sometimes there is a case so extraordinary that even the most experienced flight…

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Sponsored by Malteser AeroMedical

1 Sep 2023

Malteser AeroMedical

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