CHILD RAPIDLY INJURED IN AN EMERGENCY TRANSPORT

An 11-month-old child with burns over 40% of his body was transported from Perugia to Cesena by helicopter. The helicopter took off at 15:45 following the order received from the Air Force operational control room responsible for activating the search and rescue alert chain of the Air Operations Command (COA) of Poggio Renatico (FE).
Arriving in Perugia at 16:15, the crew of the HH-3F boarded the child, whose condition had been stabilized, along with a doctor and two nurses.
After the boarding operations were completed, the helicopter immediately headed towards Cesena, landing at 17:25 on the hospital grounds of “Buflini”, where the medical team and the child were greeted by the medical staff of the facility.
Finally, the HH-3F returned to Cervia to resume its SAR alert service.
The 15th Air Force ensures 24/7 search and rescue for flight crews in difficulty, and also contributes to public utility activities such as searching for missing people at sea or in the mountains, transporting seriously ill patients in life-threatening situations, and providing assistance to severely traumatized people. Since its establishment to date, the crews of the 15th Air Force have rescued approximately 7,000 people in life-threatening danger.