The critically ill child was transported by a Falcon 50 from the 31st Wing of Ciampino.
Si è concluso pochi minuti fa il trasporto sanitario d’urgenza di un neonato di soli 7 giorni di vita trasportato da Cagliari a Milano con un velivolo Falcon 50 del 31° Stormo of the Italian Air Force, based in Ciampino.
Il piccolo, in pericolo di vita, necessitava di essere trasportato con estrema urgenza e massima tempestività dal Policlinico Universitario Monserrato “Duilio Casula”, dove era precedentemente ricoverato, al Policlinico San Donato Milanese, to receive specific treatment.
The flight, which embarked at Cagliari Elmas airport with the child accompanied by family members and a medical team, then departed for Milan Linate airport, in order to reach the destination hospital in a short time.
It Emergency medical transport is one of the institutional activities carried out by the Air Force for the benefit of the community. Flight, defined “IPV – Imminent Danger to Life”, it was activated at the request of the Prefecture of Cagliari at the Summit Situation Room of the Air Squad Command, the operations room of the Air Force which has among its functions that of ordering and managing these types of missions. The 31st Wing, one of the Departments that carries out the service of Operational readiness for urgent medical transport.
The Flying Squadrons of the Air Force are available to the public 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with means and crews able to ensure the transport of patients, organs, medical teams, and ambulances, even in complex weather conditions.
Hundreds of flight hours are carried out each year for this type of operation, by aircraft from the 31st Wing of Ciampino, the 14th Wing of Pratica di Mare, the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa and by helicopters from the 15th Wing of Cervia.
