Medical air rescue team during the day:
– a rapid track procedure R, ready to take off in 30 minutes
– a slow track procedure S, ready to take off in 30 minutes – with an agreement from the Director of the Department
Medical air rescue team during the night:
– a rapidtrack procedure R, ready to take off in 60 minutes
– a slow track procedure S, ready to take off in 60 minutes – with an agreement from the Director of the Department
Medical air transport team:
– a rapid track procedure R, ready to take off in 60 minutes
– a slow track procedure S
Medical air transport is carried out between health care centers.
Medical air transport using a rapid track procedure R is a flight carried out to help a patient in a sudden state, which requires intensive care during the flight, when delayed help might constite a threat to the patient’s life or health.
Medical air transport using a slow track procedure S is a planned ahead service of medical air transport, carried out by a medical air transport team in cases when the distance between the airports (registered in the “Aeronautical Information”) closest to the current and the target location of the patient exceed 250km (according to the road maps) or in accordance with signed agreements.
Medical air transport of patients, who are not in a sudden need of care, in cases when the patient is being transported to the facility allowing further treatment and there are no medical counter-indications, are to be carried out using the slow track procedure S. In these cases, the transport is only going to be carried out in accordance to Polish Medical Air Rescue capabilities. In special cases, medical air transport type S might be carried out by the medical air rescue team with and agreement from the Director of the Department.
Medical air transport is carried out in the presence of a doctor or other medical staff.
