We are all familiar with the regular ambulances that head to an emergency when someone dials 911 on the phone, they arrive with lights flashing and sirens screaming and paramedics on board. Their main job is to stabilize the patient and get them to a medical facility as soon as possible for further treatment. There are times however when a patient must be sent via the fastest possible method to another facility a long distance away. It is for these purposes that air ambulance services were created and are heavily used today. Air ambulance services use specially built fixed wing aircraft that have been turned into air born life support systems. Inside one of their aircraft you will find all of the equipment necessary to transport a patient safely to the treatment facility. This equipment includes CPR equipment, ventilators, stretchers, defibrillators and any necessary medications and medical supplies to make sure the patient arrives safely. Air ambulance services also carry a full complement of highly skilled and trained staff such as paramedics, flight nurses and in some cases where needed a physician.

This staff is specially trained in emergency medical care to ensure that the patient is well taken care of until they reach their destination. One example of where air ambulance services are commonly used is in the case of burn victims. While the incidence of patients who suffer major burn trauma is moderate there are only a few burn centers in the country. When such a trauma occurs it is common to transport the patient to a burn trauma hospital where the staff is fully trained in handling this type of injury. To transport them via road ambulance would be too slow and painful, whereas an aircraft can have them safely delivered in a matter of hours. One of the most common uses for air ambulance services is organ transplants. With the list of people who are waiting for organ donors growing exponentially the need for high speed transport has skyrocketed. Because the people on the list are located all over the country and the world it is not possible to transport a donated organ any other way.

Also an organ must arrive for replacement within 24 hours of the time the donating patient has passed. This means that if the donor is in Los Angeles and the recipient is in London air transport is the only way for the deadline to be met. Air ambulance services are independent companies that work with any medical facility. They do not charge a medical facility simply to allow them access to the service. The only time a hospital is charged for the services is when they actually use them. This being said once a medical facility signs up to use an air ambulance service there will always be an aircraft available for their needs 24 hours a day 365 days a year. If you are interested in retaining air ambulance services for your medical facility contact VIP Air Ambulance. At Air Ambulance you will find a staff that is fully trained and includes flight surgeons, ICU doctors and medical nurses. They also have over 2,000 aircraft that are at your disposal whenever you need them for transport to anywhere in the world.