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A Guide to Air Blocks on Medical Flights

The study of aviation physiology is quite extensive. On diving deep into this subject, it becomes apparent that air blocks are major factors that...

Surviving an Air Ambulance Crash in the Middle of Nowhere

Now, that’s a scary situation isn’t it? Imagine that you’re in an air ambulance and it crashes in the wilderness. What would be your...

Medical Flight Safety – Oxygen System Checks

The advancement in medical flight performance has a lot to do with the development in oxygen equipment in recent times. Typically, medical flights make...

How is Air Ambulance Cost Calculated?

The last thing that comes to mind during emergencies is money. Staying alive takes priority over everything else and naturally so. It is after...

Guide to Tackling Hypoxia on Medical Flights at High Altitudes

Hypoxia is almost a certainty at high altitudes unless it is cared for. However, it does not usually occur as medical flights usually have...

Holidaying with Peace of Mind Means Having Access to Air Ambulance Services

Travel insurance is the safety net that you need when travelling abroad, especially in countries where the quality of health care is not the...

Understanding the Term ‘Medical Necessity’ in the Context of Medical Flights

One of the most basic criteria for insurances approving and covering costs of medical flights is establishing that there was actually a medical necessity...

Qualifying for Medical Flight Insurance Reimbursements

‘Stringent’ is the word that comes to mind when you think of medical flight insurance coverage norms. Cost reimbursements of medical flights can mean...

Airambulance Guide: Altitude Decompression Sickness

Altitude decompression sickness is not unique to airambulance flights or to patients alone. It is a condition that is generally associated with high altitudes....

Hypoxia – A Condition that Medical Air Transport Personnel Should be Aware of

Literally translated, hypoxia means diminished availability of oxygen to the body, something that is quite common in medical air transport scenarios. However, a pre-existing...

Guide: Medical Flight Stretchers

Not all medical travels warrant a medical flight. When time is in your hand but the treatment for the ailment demands that you travel...

First Aid before the Air Ambulance Arrives

We have mentioned in our guides earlier that the best thing to do is leave patient care to the paramedics or emergency medical professionals...

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