Air Charter International (ACI), a leading private air charter services provider with more than 25 years of aviation experience, continues to expand and improve its emergency air transport services.
A recipient of the Charter Service Provider of the Year award, ACI has an extensively linked and connected network of operators. ACI puts this to good use by providing clients with rapid-response air medical transport on-demand.
ACI understands the value of prompt action in medical emergencies. Every moment counts and can be the difference between a life lost and a life rescued. As such, the ACI team is available and on-call to provide critical air transport 24/7.
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Flying to the Rescue: ACI Emergency Air Transport Services
Someone with a medical emergency in the UAE, the Middle East, the rest of Asia, or Europe can rely on Air Charter International. ACI has three emergency transport services.
- Air Ambulance Charter
ACI can quickly and safely transport patients to hospitals through air ambulances equipped with professional medical equipment and a trained emergency medical care team.
What Is an Air Ambulance?
An air ambulance, also known as an aeromedical or medical evacuation aircraft, is a specialized aircraft designed to provide emergency medical care and transportation to critically ill or injured individuals.
Like other ambulances, such as an emergency medical services (EMS) van or a medical ambulance bus, an air ambulance is equipped and staffed to deliver urgent medical care during transit. It is advantageous in cases where a ground ambulance is impractical because of the extreme urgency of the situation, the long distance to the hospital, or geographical barriers.
What Is Inside an Air Ambulance?
A typical air ambulance has a staff of healthcare professionals onboard. They can be paramedics or flight physicians. The aircraft may also have a resident nurse and pharmacist.
The aircraft itself is outfitted with medical equipment, including life support systems, advanced monitoring devices, medication and intravenous supplies, defibrillators, ventilators, and other essential medical tools and appliances.
What Are the Types of Air Ambulances?
Air ambulances can be one of two main types: fixed-wing aircraft (e.g., jets, turboprops) and rotary-wing aircraft (e.g., helicopters).
Fixed-wing air ambulances are suitable for long-distance transports, including intercontinental travel. Helicopter ambulances are a better fit for short-distance flights. They are also more appropriate in situations requiring access to remote or challenging locations (e.g., when transporting a patient from a mountain location).
Why Air Ambulances
Air ambulances facilitate patients’ rapid and efficient transfer to medical facilities or trauma centers, ensuring prompt access to the care they require.
Air ambulance charters coordinate with receiving hospitals to communicate the patient’s condition and secure road ambulance support for an efficient handover. This ensures no time is lost and medical care can be provided quickly.
Air ambulances are particularly crucial in time-sensitive scenarios, such as cases involving severe trauma, organ transplantation, or medical emergencies occurring in remote or inaccessible areas.
- Medical Repatriation Charter
ACI provides responsive medical repatriation charter services for patients that need air transport to go home but are otherwise incapable of flying with a commercial airliner.
ACI coordinates with hospitals, insurance companies, government agencies, and ground support to ensure patients can be repatriated as quickly as possible.
What Is Medical Repatriation?
Medical repatriation is the act of transporting someone who requires medical care or assistance from a foreign location to their home country.
Medical repatriation is required by individuals:
- Who have experienced a medical emergency or sustained a severe injury in an accident in another country but prefer to be treated in a medical facility in their home country
- Whose insurance coverage requires them to be flown back home for treatment
- Who have an underlying medical condition that requires treatment not available in their current location
- Who have undergone a medical procedure abroad and must now travel home for further treatment or to recuperate
What Should a Medical Repatriation Aircraft Have?
Any aircraft used for medical repatriation has to have medical professionals onboard to ensure that the patient’s medical needs are addressed and that the appropriate interventions and monitoring are in place throughout the journey.
The aircraft should also have pharmaceuticals and medical equipment to maintain the patient’s condition during transport. Typically, a medical repatriation aircraft has oxygen tanks, an ambu-bag, a respirator, a portable ventilator, an electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor, intravenous fluids and infusion sets, a defibrillator, and other emergency life support systems.
The aircraft may have to be specially configured for the patient’s journey. This may involve the installation of specialized medical beds, isolation units for infectious-disease cases, neonatal intensive care units for infants, or other specific configurations.
- Personnel Evacuation
Personnel evacuation flights are for individuals who require prompt and safe extraction from a potential conflict or disaster zone.
For instance, a family of holidaymakers in a country that, by all indications, will soon close its borders may contact ACI for evacuation. ACI can also evacuate a patient who must be transferred to an overseas medical facility before war breaks out in their home country.
Personnel evacuation requires excellent coordination and prompt service. Persons needing emergency removal often have a very short window of opportunity, and missing that window can have devastating consequences.
The ACI Difference
ACI’’s air ambulance, repatriation, and personnel evacuation services have the following features:
- Rapid Response and 24/7 Availability
ACI responds immediately to medical transport requests, operating round the clock to serve patients in emergencies.
- Medical Staff and Equipment
ACI’s medical transport, repatriation, and evacuation aircraft comes fully equipped. It also has a medical team onboard to ensure optimal care throughout the trip.
- Seamless Coordination
ACI expedites obtaining the necessary clearances and approvals from government agencies and coordinating with hospitals and insurance companies. This ensures a streamlined and efficient transition from bedside to aircraft and a seamless handover upon arrival at the country of destination.
Rely on ACI
ACI’s air ambulance, medical repatriation, and personnel evacuation services are a testament to the company’s unwavering commitment to excellence in rapid-response transportation.
Through its extensive experience, comprehensive network, and dedication to exceptional customer service, ACI has become one of the leading air charter service providers in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
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