Nurse Escort Air Ambulance Services - Flying With Special Medical Needs
An Air Medical Escort Service is a service that uses aircrafts to transport critically ill patients from one hospital to another. Air ambulance escort refers to a form of medical attendant who is assigned to travel with a patient on a commercial aircraft where the patient may need medical attention and observation in the course of the flight. The need for an air ambulance service is not always an absolute requirement since there are instances where a patient requires medical attention during a flight, and the services offered by the airline are insufficient but the patient does not require an actual air ambulance plane. Evaluation of Factors When Planning an International Medical Escort Flight There are a few factors to weigh when determining if a medical escort is the right approach for an international journey: The patient has to be fit to fly on a commercial airline but still not quite fit to be flown home; in other words the patient should be ambulant but require mo...