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BEST TECHNIQUE FOR SUCCESSFUL AIR AMBULANCE COORDINATIONS
Effective team performance for air ambulance transports or any medical transports relies on the interaction of many individuals from different regions and sometimes different continents with highly diverse backgrounds in terms of expertise, training, and experience.
HAVING THE RIGHT SERVICE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
Scheduling private pay medical transportation without assistance can be extremely stressful, expensive, and time-consuming. It can take anywhere from 20 minutes up to 3 hours of..
TYPES OF PATIENT TRANSPORTATION
FIXED WING AMBULANCES are specialized medical EMS airplanes that handle domestic or international transports over longer travel distances or terrain impractical for ground and helicopter transports. The word fixed-wing stands for wings that do not move and the type of aircraft that generates forward thrust powered by propeller-driven or jet engines.
OTHER FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR AMBULANCE TRANSFERS
The patient’s environment plays a role when choosing the proper mode of transport and equipment. An example goes as follows: A non-ambulatory patient lives on a second floor and needs to get to their room but has stairs and narrow pathways as obstacles. This calls for a transfer using a stair chair or ….
IDENTIFYING THE TYPE OF MEDICAL TRANSPORT
Identifying the type of medical transport is an important step that always needs to be the safest for the patient, based on the patient’s current medical needs, mobility status, and environment.