The time it takes to access medical attention from the time an incident takes place or the symptoms of an illness start to check in can be critical in determining whether the person recovers or not. But getting to the hospital is not always as smooth as it ought to be what with certain areas being remote and inaccessible by road or the possibility of an ordinary ambulance encountering a heavy traffic jam on the way to the hospital. This is where air ambulances are more appropriate.
Air medical transport is usually used where the infrastructure for the more commonly used forms of transport such as road and rail is nonexistent or virtually unusable. Alternatively, you might have the infrastructure being in excellent condition but because the person needs medical attention virtually immediately, then air medical transport becomes the fastest means to move him or her to the hospital
Denise Waye, RN, BSN
President & Co-Founder
Denise Waye has over 10 years of experience as a critical care nurse. She received her BSN degree from the University of New Mexico and has worked in a variety of patient settings including ICU, CCU, ED, and as a flight nurse. She is the published author of “Depression in the Geriatric Patient.”.
The time it takes to access medical attention from the time an incident takes place or the symptoms of an illness start to check in can be critical in determining whether the person recovers or not. But getting to the hospital is not always as smooth as i