The urgent medical transport for the young patient was carried out by an Air Force C130J.
An urgent medical transport was completed this afternoon, Saturday 15 January, by a C-130J of the 46th Air Brigade of the Air Force. The life-saving flight, which departed from Cagliari-Elmas airport, ensured the transport of a 12-year-old boy, from the Brotzu Hospital in Cagliari, to Florence.
The request for urgent medical transport came from the Prefecture of Cagliari to the Summit Situations Room of the Air Squad Command which immediately initiated all the necessary procedures for the activation of the military crew, in constant operational readiness for this type of mission.
In particular, the management and coordination of today's mission was conducted by the Operations Room of the Aerospace Operations Command of the Air Force based in Poggio Renatico which has activated a C-130J from the 46th Air Brigade, which took off this morning from the military airport of Pisa. Having landed at the Sardinian airport, given the positive test for the Sars-CoV2 virus, the boy was embarked on the aircraft inside an ambulance.“negative pressure“, which helped to prevent the risk of infection and to ensure compliance with the procedures and precautionary measures related to the Covid-19 health emergency. Together with the child, the father and a’team medical personnel who ensured healthcare during transport.
Upon arrival at Florence Airport, the patient continued their journey to the Meyer University Hospital, and the C-130J aircraft returned to Pisa to resume operational readiness duties.
Crews and transport aircraft of the Air Force are ready day and night, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day to ensure, when requested and deemed necessary for reasons of urgency, the medical transport of people in imminent danger of life, organs or medical teams, as in this instance. Hundreds of flight hours are carried out each year for this type of intervention by aircraft from the 31st Wing of Ciampino, the 14th Wing of Pratica di Mare, and the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa. For this type of rescue mission, where there are particular operational needs, helicopters from the 15th Wing are also used.
