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Analysis of European Air Medical Evacuation Flights of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients.
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- High-speed trains versus air transport vectors for mass transfers of critically ill patients: The TRANSCOV cohort study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Changes in vital signs, ventilation mode, and catecholamine use during intensive care aeromedical evacuation flights.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A Historical Review of Military Medical Strategies for Fighting Infectious Diseases: From Battlefields to Global Health.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- A review of four cases of COVID-19 medically evacuated by ambulance jet from Asian countries to Japan: Importance of strict infection control measures against multidrug-resistant organisms.Global health & medicine · 2022Article
- Healthcare Supply Chain Reliability: The Case of Medical Air Transport.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Analysis of the Activities of a Physician-Staffed Helicopter in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Phase.Air medical journalArticle
- An Updated Review of Literature for Air Medical Evacuation High-Level Containment Transport During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.Air medical journalReview
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveAs part of the humanitarian response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the German and French Armed Forces provided air transport for patients from overwhelmed regional hospitals in Italy and France. The objective of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the missions and the medical conditions of COVID-19 patients transported during an air medical evacuation on fixed wing aircraft in March and April 2020.
methodThis was a retrospective analysis of transport records as well as other documents for 58 COVID-19 patients requiring artificial ventilation.
resultsThe median age of the transported patients was 61.5 years, and 61% of them had preexisting medical conditions. They had been ventilated for a median of 5 days and experienced the first symptoms 18 days before transport. The patients flown out of France had less days of ventilation before flight, a lower end-tidal carbon dioxide level at the beginning of the flight, and a lower Charlson Comorbidity Index. There were also some differences between the ventilation and the flight level flown by the 2 air forces.
conclusionThe intensive care transport of ventilated COVID-19 patients requires highly qualified personnel and appropriate equipment and should be planned appropriately.
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