In situations, where patients are in need of help in foreign countries, and where other fellow air ambulance competitors denied their help, Airlec once again proved their competence in organising…
CASE STUDY: Transporting highly contagious patients
Missions to transport contagious patients are demanding, and part of the everyday work of the crews of Swiss Air-Rescue (Rega). Thanks to Rega’s strong innovative drive, repatriating patients on board…
CASE STUDY: Crossing three continents on land, sea and air
When a 42-year-old crew member on a cargo vessel developed chest pain while on duty in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea near North Africa, the crew of Redstar Aviation…
CASE STUDY: Air transport of patient under ECMO support in Brazil
Pedro Augusto Gontijo Ramos, Critical Care Physician, reports an inspiring case of a 57-year-old Brazilian man transported under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support from Campo Grande, MS, to São Paulo…