Article ; Online: Analysis of European Air Medical Evacuation Flights of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients.
2021 Volume 40, Issue 4, Page(s) 211–215
Abstract: ... of the missions and the medical conditions of COVID-19 patients transported during an air medical evacuation ... Objective: As part of the humanitarian response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 ... The median age of the transported patients was 61.5 years, and 61% of them had preexisting medical conditions ...
| Abstract | Objective: As part of the humanitarian response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the German and French Armed Forces provided air transport for patients from overwhelmed regional hospitals in Italy and France. The objective of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the missions and the medical conditions of COVID-19 patients transported during an air medical evacuation on fixed wing aircraft in March and April 2020. Method: This was a retrospective analysis of transport records as well as other documents for 58 COVID-19 patients requiring artificial ventilation. Results: The median age of the transported patients was 61.5 years, and 61% of them had preexisting medical conditions. They had been ventilated for a median of 5 days and experienced the first symptoms 18 days before transport. The patients flown out of France had less days of ventilation before flight, a lower end-tidal carbon dioxide level at the beginning of the flight, and a lower Charlson Comorbidity Index. There were also some differences between the ventilation and the flight level flown by the 2 air forces. Conclusion: The intensive care transport of ventilated COVID-19 patients requires highly qualified personnel and appropriate equipment and should be planned appropriately. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Aged ; Air Ambulances/organization & administration ; Air Ambulances/statistics & numerical data ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/therapy ; Comorbidity ; Critical Care/methods ; Critical Care/organization & administration ; Critical Care/statistics & numerical data ; Europe/epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics ; Patient Transfer/methods ; Patient Transfer/organization & administration ; Patient Transfer/statistics & numerical data ; Retrospective Studies ; Severity of Illness Index | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2021-04-05 | |||||
| Publishing country | United States | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 2072853-0 | |||||
| ISSN | 1532-6497 ; 1067-991X | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1532-6497 | |||||
| ISSN | 1067-991X | |||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.amj.2021.04.003 | |||||
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