Descriptive Analysis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Air Medical Evacuations by Critical Care Air Transport Teams.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Preserving air medical evacuation capabilities for critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) required innovation for en route care logistics, training, and equipment. The aim of this study was to describe characteristics and in-flight interventions for patients with suspected COVID-19 requiring air medical evacuation by US Air Force critical care air transport teams (CCATTs).

Methods

We performed a retrospective chart review of patients with suspected COVID-19 requiring air medical evacuation by CCATT from April 2020 to February 2021. We included patients with an available CCATT medical record and transport with COVID-19 infection isolation precautions. CCATT medical records were the data source, and we performed descriptive analyses of patie

SUBMITTER: Davis MWT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483977 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature