The woman in serious condition has suffered major burns on most of the body following a violent chronicle of which she was a victim
A Falcon 50 aircraft of the 31st Wing of the Italian Air Force took off a few minutes from Lamezia Terme (CZ) airport to urgently transport a woman with severe burns all over her body to Bari airport. The aircraft, one of the assets of the Armed Force always ready for take-off and operating on the national territory also for this kind of transport, took off from Ciampino airport - home of the 31 ° Stormo - to reach the Calabrian airport in order to withdraw the woman as soon as possible. Once the patient embarked, the aircraft made its way to Bari airport from where the woman will be transferred by ambulance to the Policlinico of the Apulian capital. The medical flight was activated, at the request of the Prefecture of Reggio Calabria, from the Summit Situation Room of the Air Squad Command, the operations room of the Air Force which deals, among other things, with the coordination of this kind of activity. favor of the civilian population throughout the national territory. Through its Flight Departments, the Air Force provides vehicles and crews ready to take off at any time and able to operate even in marginal weather conditions to ensure the urgent transport not only of people in very serious conditions, as happened today, but also of organs and medical teams for transplants. Hundreds of flight hours are carried out each year for this type of intervention by the aircraft of the 31st Wing of Ciampino, the 14th Wing of Pratica di Mare and the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa. For some special needs, helicopters from the 15th Wing of Cervia and the dependent Combat SAR (Search and Rescue) Centers are also used.