Aeromedical Evacuation Following Abdominal Surgery

W Sapsford. Aeromedical Evacuation Following Abdominal Surgery

It is generally accepted that there are no absolute contraindications to the movement of patients by air (1, 2). However, there are special physical and physiological factors that must be considered before subjecting a patient to the potentially hostile flight environment. The major considerations are altitude and airframe whilst minor considerations include space, noise, vibration, turbulence,...

Aeromedical evacuation of burn patients from Iraq.

The Bali bombing: civilian aeromedical evacuation.

After the Bali bombing on 12 October 2002, many injured Australians required evacuation to Darwin, and then to burns units around Australia. Many patients were evacuated from Denpasar by Qantas, with assistance from staff of civilian medical retrieval services. The transport of patients from Darwin to specialist burns units involved a coordinated response of civilian and military services. Some...

Simulated Aeromedical Evacuation Exacerbates Experimental Brain Injury.

Aeromedical evacuation, an important component in the care of many patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly in war zones, exposes them to prolonged periods of hypobaria. The effects of such exposure on pathophysiological changes and outcome after TBI are largely unexplored. The objective of this study was to investigate whether prolonged hypobaria in rats subjected to TBI alters...

Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Hemorrhagic Fevers: The Experience of Italian Air Force Aeromedical Isolation Team

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com J Hum Virol Retrovirol (2015), 2(5): 00058 Abbreviations: EVD: Ebola Virus Disease; AE: Aeromedical Evacuation; HIDs: Highly Contagious Infectious Diseases; AIT: Aeromedical Isolation Team; ATI: Air Transport Isolators; MERS: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; AFB: Air Force Base; NGO: Non Governmental Organization; USAMRIID: USA Army Medical Researc...