In this issue:

Adapt, react, survive: ongoing market reaction to the challenges of Covid-19
Breaking down air ambulance billing: where does the money go?
Accreditation in the era of Covid-19: how have processes adapted to the new normal of no travel and online audits?

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Case Study - Airlec - AA Review March 2021

Case Study: Simultaneous repatriaton of two covid patients

Airlec Ambulance explains the careful planning that goes into repatriating two Covid patients simultaneously requires

Case Study - Lifesupport AA Review March 2021

Case Study: How to get an off-loaded cruise passenger with a fear of flying home? Repatriation under sedation

When a patient needed to be repatriated to the US from Australia, but was too afraid to fly, repatriation under sedation was the only option. LIFESUPPORT Air Medical Services share…

Case Study Aircare1 - AA review March 2021

Case Study: Neonatal ECMO transport within the US

A neonatal patient on ECMO needed a short transfer within the US, which required very meticulous planning and preparation by AirCARE1's air medical team

Case Study - Acute - AA Review March 2021

Case Study: End-of-life repatriation, long transfer, high oxygen needs

Acute Air Ambulance and Aitheras Aviation Group share details of an end-of-life repatriation that needed careful patient management

Interview: Francoise Lin of Europ Assistance on air ambulance commissioning

Mandy Langfield spoke to Francoise Lin, International Project Manager of Medical and Travel Networks at Europ Assistance, about the company’s dealings with air ambulance operators - what the criteria was…

Interview: LifeFlight shares their perspective on medical transport progress and changes

Mandy Langfield interviewed two members of the LifeFlight team to identify trends in the air medical transport world that have emerged over the past year, assess the impact of Covid-19…

Air ambulance accreditation in the era of Covid-19

Keeping service quality high when no-one is looking can be difficult, so when Covid-19 meant that no in-person accreditation visits could take place, the various accreditation organisations around the world…

Breaking down air ambulance billing – where does the money go?

Air ambulance flight bills can be expensive and difficult for insurers to understand. They are often drawn up quickly right before the flight and can vary hugely between different missions…