People need organ transplants when one of their organs is damaged due to an illness or injury. The procedure of replacing a failed organ with a healthy organ from a donor is called organ transplantation. Considered a medical marvel, it has saved many lives with minimal chances of survival. In India, 17,000-18,000 organ transplants are done each year which is next only to the U.S and China. However, organ transplantation can only be successful if organ transportation is successful, and an air ambulance service can help you achieve this.
Significance of Air Ambulance in Emergency Airlift of Patients and Organs
Air ambulance services are a boon for patients who need urgent medical treatment. Accident victims in remote and inaccessible places with no medical facility nearby benefit the most from emergency air medical services. They can be quickly airlifted to a hospital and provided with appropriate medical care. Also, the medical team in the air ambulance is trained to provide on-site trauma and critical care to the patients. This increases the survival rate of critically injured victims.
Air ambulances ensure the safe, comfortable, and fast medical transportation of patients to a hospital in another city or country for specialized medical treatment. The team accompanying the patient is skilled in providing the highest standards of onboard medical care to the patient, and also the aircraft is fitted with the most advanced medical equipment that helps to monitor the patient all through the transportation.
Air ambulances also play an important role in organ transportation. Time is a crucial factor in the transportation of organs to be used in organ transplant procedures. Emergency air ambulance services enable the quick transfer of the organs from the donor to the recipient, who may be hundreds of miles apart. The organs, when outside the human body, can stay healthy for a limited period, and this time duration varies for different organs. Kidneys can be kept outside of the body for almost 24 hours, and the liver is healthy outside for only 10-15 hours.
However, time is extremely critical in heart transplants that are normally performed within 4-6 hours of taking them out from the donor. Also, the storage of organs during transportation is another important aspect. They are kept in optimum storage conditions in containers called cold ischemic storage. This ensures that the health of the organs is not compromised in transit.
What Makes Flying Doctors India the Best Choice for Organ Transfer?
Besides performing emergency and non-emergency medical airlifts, our air ambulance services have successfully carried out the safe and quick transfer of transplant organs. With a fleet consisting of 7 world-class aircraft that can fly up to an altitude of 45000 feet, covering a distance of more than 2500 km at a maximum speed of 270 nautical miles, Flying Doctors India can help transport organs safely and faster than anyone else.
With Hyderabad and Chennai being the center of major organ transportation in India, our air ambulances in Hyderabad and Chennai can cover the distance in the shortest possible time.
Furthermore, Flying Doctors India takes pride in providing the following:
- Our onboard aircraft includes the latest organ storage equipment, including liquid nitrogen tanks to keep the organs cold.
- We fly to areas where other air ambulances do not provide service.
- Our team accompanying the organ has the requisite training to ensure that the organ is maintained in optimum conditions.
- The experienced flight crew has the skill to reach the organ at the destination in time.
- Our pilots have years of experience and training to fly the plane comfortably through all terrains and weather conditions while comfortably carrying the organs
For further details on organ transportation in our air ambulance, contact our team at Flying Doctors India Private Limited today. We are committed to serving you with utmost care at the shortest notice.
