Airport sees huge spike in arrival of air ambulances
The Hindu
There has been a huge spike in the number of air ambulances arriving in the city in recent times, with 48 arrivals from various cities in the last two months.
A few weeks ago, an ICATT Air Ambulance had to transport a middle-aged man, in critical condition, from Reva in Madhya Pradesh to Chennai for treatment. A team of doctors, who flew in from Delhi, could not land in Reva due to unfavourable weather conditions, and instead arrived in Varanasi and drove down to Reva. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was initiated and the patient was stabilised the whole night and brought to the city. “We are glad to hear that he is gradually recovering in Chennai now,” Rahul Sardar, of ICATT Air Ambulance services, said. There has been a huge spike in the number of air ambulances arriving in the city in recent times, with 48 arrivals from various cities in the last two months. Airport sources said earlier, they would receive just 5-6 each month but it had gone up significantly now.
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