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Table 2 Overview of transport concepts for secondary missions for COVID-19 patients

From: Transport of COVID-19 and other highly contagious patients by helicopter and fixed-wing air ambulance: a narrative review and experience of the Swiss air rescue Rega

Germany

German Armed Forces

Fixed-wing (A310 MedEvac and A400M): ventilated patients and non-ventilated patients/stretchers in the A310 MedEvac; open cabin, medical crew wearing PPE

DRF Air Rescue

Helicopter (H145): only ventilated patients, medical crew wearing PPE; soon closed PIU (EpiShuttle®)

ADAC

Helicopter (H145): only ventilated patients, medical crew wearing PPE

Switzerland

REGA

Fixed-wing (CL650): Rega PIU

Helicopter (H145, AW109): medical crew wearing PPE, Rega PIU

Air Zermatt

Air Glacier

Helicopter (Bell 429): medical crew wearing PPE

Austria

ÖAMTC

Only ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Italy

South Tyrol

Tuscany Pegaso 1–3

Only ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Helicopter (AW 169) medical crew wearing PPE

France

 

Preferentially ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Spain

 

Preferentially ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

United Kingdom

 

Preferentially ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Poland

 

Only ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Hungary

 

Only ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Romania

 

Only ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Slovakia

 

Only ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Czech Republic

 

Only ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Norway

Norwegian Air Ambulance

Helicopter (H145 and AW 139): closed PIU (EpiShuttle®)

Royal Norwegian Air Force

Helicopter (Sea King and Bell 412): closed PIU (EpiShuttle®)

Sweden

 

Preferentially ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Denmark

 

Preferentially ground-based transportation of confirmed cases

Netherlands

 

Helicopter (H145): medical crew wearing PPE

  1. PIU patient isolation unit, PPE personal protective equipment