Air Ambulance with AEROAFFAIRES

Do you need emergency medical transport by air ambulance? AEROAFFAIRES is always on call to meet your air evacuation or repatriation needs, anywhere and at any time. We put our vast experience and highly qualified professionals at your disposal, guaranteeing to meet all your air medical transport requirements. 

We offer a wide range of emergency medical services that ensure to safely take you back home or transport you to a medical facility across the country or internationally. When it comes to special medical needs or urgent intensive care, rely on a medical air service provider you can depend on. 

When to request an air ambulance? 

In case of accident, illness or because of Covid-19 in a foreign country, the first aid available or the quality of treatment may not be optimal. Therefore, in order to benefit from the best medical care, it’s preferable to be transferred urgently to another country or to your home country by air. Thanks to our extensive network of private jets and helicopters, we can provide a medical flight safely and adapt to each situation according to the circumstances. 

Among the 4.400 million international travelers in 2018, 300 000 flights were made in response to a health emergency. In business aviation, medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) represents 30% of flights made in private jets (VIP transport or air cargo). In most cases, when medical teams request an ambulance aircraft, it is because the patient’s state of health does not allow him to fly with a commercial aircraft (he is declared Not Fit To Fly). In fact, air evacuation by private jet is the last resort. It avoids the risk of a commercial aircraft having to divert to land at an airport far from the final destination because the passenger needs medical care.

Here you’ll find everything you need to know about air medical transport or air ambulances and why transferring patients using air medical ambulances offers many advantages.

There are several ways to carry out a medical transportation: 

• Transfer by ambulance or in a medical vehicle of this kind.
• Transfer by helicopter, especially when it has to be done quickly and when the place where the victim is to be treated is difficult to access.
• Transfer by airplane, when the repatriation flight covers a long distance or takes a long time. 

Conditions for a sanitary air evacuation

A team of physicians employed for medical flight assess the patient’s condition and decide whether the flight is feasible, necessary or mandatory.

Several aspects must be taken into account when using RAPASAN or EVASAN:

• Our doctors are responsible for the patient’s state of health. They are qualified to transport injured and sick people by plane under the best conditions and have very specific knowledge.
• The professional of the hospital of destination is released from any responsibility. For this reason, our doctor is the only one who makes decisions about medical flights. In case of complications, our physician will consult the family and the medical team of the destination hospital to make the decision.
• Our expert’s responsibility implies that the physician at the destination hospital cannot prevent an EVASAN or a RAPASAN.

Our physicians must know the patient’s complete medical history. It is essential that you provide us with certain information from the outset so that we can respond as quickly as possible to your request for a medical flight.

When it comes to paying for the air medical transportation expenses, there are several options. 

What is a sanitary flight?

A medical flight is an air medical transport of a person in need of medical assistance. It is generally known as “medical air assistance” and it uses a medicalized aircraft to transport the patient as quickly as possible while providing care. Therefore, it is a solution that responds to a medical emergency or a health problem in a somewhat critical context. 

Air ambulances offer many advantages for the patients: 

• A fast and comfortable flight 

Flights in a medical plane are made in a private jet such as the Falcon 8X or the Falcon 900 (from the aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation), especially in the case of evacuations from the Antilles to France. These modern aircraft have state-of-the-art technology that allows fast, silent and quiet flights.

• The flexibility offered by business aviation

Healthcare aviation is adapted to the needs of patients and vital urgency. There is no need to wait in the airport terminal. In fact, take-off times are flexible and the aircraft can be chartered in less than 2 hours. It then flies directly to its final destination without a stopover.

• Increased accessibility to airports and airfields

Many commercial aircraft cannot land at all types of airports. Thanks to medical aviation, patients and medical teams can travel to more than 3,000 destinations. For example, the Pilatus PC-12 turboprop is a widely used aircraft in remote areas for medical evacuations (EVASAN). This allows it to take off and land at provincial airfields with short runways, as close as possible to the medical center.

• A very safe flight in a medical aircraft

In a life-threatening prognostic situation, various solutions and arrangements can be adopted to ensure that the trip runs smoothly. Firstly, the cabin pressurization can be adjusted so that the pressure level is the same as on the ground. In addition, on a medical flight, you are accompanied by a team of doctors and nurses dedicated to stabilizing the patient’s condition. Finally, in the event of complications during the flight, the aircraft can make an emergency landing at the nearest airport.

A medical aircraft, whether it is a turboprop or a jet model, provides great comfort and the best safety for the patient requesting repatriation or medical evacuation.

• Turboprop aircraft

It is less fast than the ambulance jet, which has a jet engine. However, the price of the flight is more affordable. In addition, it can land on short runways at small regional airports, something that a jet cannot do. Finally, for long trips or flights over the sea, the ambulance jet is preferable.

• Air Ambulance Jet

It is ideal for emergency medical flights requiring long-haul repatriation, such as intercontinental flights, as it is extremely fast (e.g. a Boeing 787-8).

Medical flights by commercial aircrafts are the most affordable solution, but it doesn’t offer any of the services provided by the medical aircraft.

• On a commercial airliner, you will travel in second class on a stretcher or in business class in a sleeper seat.
• In addition, the medical follow-up provided is less thorough. You have the possibility of being accompanied by a medical team, but it is not possible to perform interventions on board or to carry intensive care equipment.
• It also depends on the air traffic and airport schedules offered by conventional airlines. And in the case of long distances, there are often layovers, which can be stressful or potentially harmful for the patient.
• On the other hand, the cabin pressure of a commercial flight cannot be optimized. Depending on the type of trauma, a pressure very different from that on the ground can cause pain and sometimes, complications.

We cover all medical needs and find fast solutions for extreme cases regarding:

Medical repatriation consists of transporting patients with health problems to their country or city of origin. Medical repatriation is done to provide better quality care or follow-up care in the patient’s place of residence.

It is usually carried out in the military. However, the term “medical evacuation” is also used in civil aviation to refer to the evacuation of an injured or sick person in order to provide appropriate care. EVASAN is an emergency transport. This type of evacuation is related to wars, pandemics or the inability to provide the necessary care. Thus, a medical aircraft is chartered to fly out of this dangerous area to the nearest appropriate medical facility.

Medical transport is the transfer of an injured or sick person from one place to another, at the patient’s choice. The objective is to transfer a patient to another health center chosen for the care provided by that center. From London to Bordeaux or from Milan to Zurich, we respond to all your requests, regardless of the country you are in and the country in which you wish to be hospitalized.

If you want to leave your country to undergo a medical operation abroad, choose health tourism. Many patients choose to be hospitalized in a foreign country for different reasons: lower costs, quality of care offered, medical capacity and medical authorizations. For example, many French people choose countries such as Switzerland, Austria or Israel to undergo cosmetic surgery, dental surgery or infertility treatments. With medical air travel, you can enjoy a safe and quick flight, in optimal comfort.

A young child or even a newborn who has an accident while on vacation may not always be able to receive proper care at all facilities. Doing an EVASAN or RAPASAN can be crucial for your child’s health. Babies have especially fragile bodies and are very delicate when it comes to being transported. That is why we have a medical team specialized in infant medicine at your disposal. In the case of a premature birth in an inadequate hospital, you can request a medical transport in which an incubator is installed to keep your child healthy during the transfer. Our aircraft are state-of-the-art and will guarantee you a smooth journey.

The repatriation of a body or a funeral urn involves a lot of logistics and authorizations. In this situation, our experts are at your disposal seven days a week, 24 hours a day, and take care of all the administrative formalities necessary for the transport of the body by medical aircraft.

Organ transport is very delicate and involves important issues of speed, hygiene and preservation. Our team provides you with turboprops and helicopters capable of landing as close as possible to the medical center.

Administrative support and complete translation of important documents. Our network of partners gives us access to a sworn interpreter who will accompany you throughout your flight abroad. We will also accompany and advise you on your entry into the country and on the establishment of a specific medical service.