Air Transfer of Patients with Lobectomy

[Gurkan Ozel]

Rotor wing, either EC-135 or EC-145 depending on which aircraft is available
on the day of transfer. About 250 aeronautical miles of distance will be
gone.


Gurkan Ozel, CCEMT-P
Ankara, Turkey




> Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 12:34:42 -0400

> From: "Aaron D. Osgood" <aosgood at maine.rr.com>

> Subject: RE: Air Transfer of Patients with Lobectomy

> To: "'Flightmed'" <flightmed at flightweb.com>

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> Rotor craft or fixed wing?

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: flightmed-bounces at flightweb.com

> [mailto:flightmed-bounces at flightweb.com] On Behalf Of Gurkan Ozel

> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 12:26 PM

> To: flightmed at flightweb.com

> Subject: Re: Air Transfer of Patients with Lobectomy

>

>  Thank you all for your kind inputs.

>

> 55 y/o male undergoes right sided pulmonary lobectomy 20 days ago due to

> CA.

> A drain was reinserted 4 days ago due to infection developed. Patient wants

> to continue at a hospital near home.

>

> 1 hour and 45 minutes of transport time is expected. Patient breathing

> spontaneously, needs O2 via nasal cannula.

>

> Starting altitude is about 2,000 feet, with a total of 5,000 feet of gain

> expected in transit.

>

>

> Gurkan Ozel, CCEMT-P

> Ankara, Turkey

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