A one-day-old newborn, in imminent danger of life, traveled in a thermal cradle on board a Falcon 900 aircraft of the 31st Wing of the Italian Air Force
The emergency medical transport of a one-day-old baby from Lamezia Terme to Ciampino (RM), carried out with a Falcon 900 transport aircraft of the 31st Wing of the Italian Air Force, ended in the early hours of today .
The little patient, in imminent danger of life, needed to be transferred urgently to the "Bambino Gesù" pediatric hospital in Rome. Specifically, due to the type of transport it was necessary to use a Falcon 900 of the 31st Wing of Ciampino, an aircraft suitable for transporting the newborn in imminent danger of life. The little patient, who traveled inside a thermal cradle, was monitored during the flight by a medical team for the entire duration of the journey.
The life-saving flight was activated, at the request of the Prefecture of Catanzaro, from the Summit Situation Room of the Air Force Command which immediately involved the 31st Wing of Ciampino, one of the Departments that carries out the operational readiness service for this kind of mission.
Once all the necessary procedures were carried out by the military crew, the aircraft took off from the Lamezia airport at dawn this morning. Here, the little one was immediately embarked on the aircraft for emergency transport. After landing at Ciampino airport, the ambulance headed to the "Bambino Gesù" pediatric hospital in Rome for subsequent admission.
The Flight Departments of the Air Force are available to the community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with vehicles and crews capable of operating even in complex weather conditions, to ensure the urgent transport not only of people in imminent danger of life, but also of organs, medical teams or ambulances.
Hundreds of flight hours are carried out every year for this type of intervention by the aircraft of the 31st Wing of Ciampino, the 14th Wing of Pratica di Mare, the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa and the helicopters of the 15th Wing of Cervia.