International Commercial Stretcher
A cost effective alternative
International Commercial Stretcher is available on international flights. This service is a cost effective way to transport patients confined to a stretcher. A Medical Escort will attend to the patients every need during the transport.
International commercial medical stretcher services transform a commercial airliner into a fully equipped air ambulance, offering a cost-effective alternative to private air ambulance services for international travelers. This option provides greater accommodation for passengers while ensuring advanced medical care for patients.
Seats are removed and replaced with a specially designed medical stretcher for the patient. Since there are guidelines and restrictions to follow, each case is individually assessed. Eligibility is determined by Dr. B. Crandall, our Medical Director, in collaboration with the commercial airline’s medical department. Given the necessary approval process, we typically require several days’ notice to coordinate these arrangements.
Each flight is staffed by Cheap Air Ambulance’s highly trained medical professionals, specializing in critical care and advanced air medical transports. Aboard the commercial stretcher service, patients have access to all essential emergency equipment, including defibrillators, cardiac monitors, IV pumps, oxygen, portable transport ventilators, multi-parameter monitoring, and emergency medications. In essence, we provide a mobile ICU in the air, ensuring the highest standard of medical care throughout the journey.
International commercial air medical transport services consist of these necessities, and are highlighted with Cheap Air Ambulance’s “Personal Touch”:
- Medical consultations are performed with all physicians involved and medical documentation. Our critical care air medical transport services crew will care for the patient from “bedside-to-bedside.”
- All ticketing for our medical staff and patient is located in a designated section of the aircraft. We obtain the airline medical clearances, confirm that the commercial medical stretcher is installed, and get approval from all commercial airlines during the medical transport and transfers between aircraft. We use ground ambulances to transfer the patient, his or her family, and the medical staff to and from the airport and for loading on the aircraft.
- Transport coordinators will monitor every step of the transfer from “bedside to bedside,” confirming every detail. They also ensure that the patient’s friends and family are updated at all times about the flight’s progress and the patient’s condition.
- After a successful transfer, we will file a face-to-face medical report with the receiving medical staff to insure that the patient’s continuity of care is maintained. We look for a quality outcome from the transfer services.
We work hard to meet all of the needs of our worldwide medical air transport patients by refusing to compromise on a high standard of service and integrity. By providing these international commercial air medical transport services, Cheap Air Ambulance gives patients a cost effective opportunity to utilize commercial airlines for needed medical transportation.