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What to Expect
You are the primary focus while on a Res-Q-Jets flight. Care, diligence, and the utmost professionalism are used when you are under our supervision. Res-Q-Jets is a one stop shop for all of your medical transportation needs. Call our coordination center anytime day or night and talk to one of our professional flight coordinators who are waiting to assist you.
Our air ambulances have executive style interior allowing for maximum comfort during the flight. The ability to land at smaller airports and thus, land closer to hospitals and other medical facilities permits greater convenience, and most importantly, safety. Res-Q-Jets medical team will escort you bedside to bedside all the way to your destination. All aspects of your transport from bedside to bedside are handled by our Critical Care Medical Team. You’re in good hands with Res-Q-Jets.
The Transport Process
Planning Phase
All Medical Transports should begin with an evaluation of the mode of transport that will be most beneficial to the patient. Medical considerations must be the single most important factor. For long distance transports, Fixed Wing air ambulances are generally the safest and most efficient way to travel.
Distance
The typical distance at which Fixed Wing air transport becomes the better choice is approximately 150 miles. Such a transport would require 4-5 hours of riding time in the back of an often-bumpy ground ambulance but can take as little as 30 minutes in a smooth Res-Q-Jet Air Ambulance.
Time
Patients being transported distances of 150 miles or more and whose medical conditions require minimal out-of-hospital time should be considered prime candidates for Fixed Wing transport. Some factors that must be evaluated include response time to sending facility, down-time at airports on both ends, and availability of ground ambulance to deliver the patient to the sending airport and pick up at the receiving one. All those time intervals must be added together to arrive at an accurate estimate of total time in transit.
Weather
Certain weather conditions may prohibit the use of aircraft. We use only jet aircraft because in most instances jets are able to evade all weather, and to avoid any delays.
Space
The transporting ambulance, whether air or ground must have enough room to accommodate the patient and all necessary medical equipment and personnel. Specialty-care patients may require bulky equipment. In rare cases equipment demands are so great that the only practical way to move a patient is by Fixed Wing air ambulance.
Family
A family member may ask to accompany a patient during transport. That may be appropriate if there is adequate room, the patient is relatively stable, and the medical team is comfortable that the family member will not be a distraction during the flight. The presence of the family member may have a clinically significantly calming effect on the patient. In addition, the family member may be able to provide medical history or other needed information that may not be otherwise available. In any case, the medical team must have the authority to determine what is best for the patient in this regard.
Preparing the Patient for Transport
The medical team should make certain the patient has adequate intravenous access, that medications are running at the appropriate dosage, and that there are no medication incompatibilities. The patency of each IV line should be checked. Transporting a patient by air without an IV line should be reserved only for the absolutely stable patient. Patients being transported secondary to cardiovascular conditions have the potential to decompensate quickly, and immediate access for drug administration is essential. A packet with the following should be included for transport:
The typical distance at which Fixed Wing air transport becomes the better choice is approximately 150 miles. Such a transport would require 4-5 hours of riding time in the back of an often-bumpy ground ambulance but can take as little as 30 minutes in a smooth Res-Q-Jet Air Ambulance.
Time
Patients being transported distances of 150 miles or more and whose medical conditions require minimal out-of-hospital time should be considered prime candidates for Fixed Wing transport. Some factors that must be evaluated include response time to sending facility, down-time at airports on both ends, and availability of ground ambulance to deliver the patient to the sending airport and pick up at the receiving one. All those time intervals must be added together to arrive at an accurate estimate of total time in transit.
Weather
Certain weather conditions may prohibit the use of aircraft. We use only jet aircraft because in most instances jets are able to evade all weather, and to avoid any delays.
Space
The transporting ambulance, whether air or ground must have enough room to accommodate the patient and all necessary medical equipment and personnel. Specialty-care patients may require bulky equipment. In rare cases equipment demands are so great that the only practical way to move a patient is by Fixed Wing air ambulance.
Family
A family member may ask to accompany a patient during transport. That may be appropriate if there is adequate room, the patient is relatively stable, and the medical team is comfortable that the family member will not be a distraction during the flight. The presence of the family member may have a clinically significantly calming effect on the patient. In addition, the family member may be able to provide medical history or other needed information that may not be otherwise available. In any case, the medical team must have the authority to determine what is best for the patient in this regard.
Preparing the Patient for Transport
The medical team should make certain the patient has adequate intravenous access, that medications are running at the appropriate dosage, and that there are no medication incompatibilities. The patency of each IV line should be checked. Transporting a patient by air without an IV line should be reserved only for the absolutely stable patient. Patients being transported secondary to cardiovascular conditions have the potential to decompensate quickly, and immediate access for drug administration is essential. A packet with the following should be included for transport:
- Reason for transfer: chief complaint/diagnosis, services required but not available at referral center, or other
- Treatments the patient has already received
- Patients condition before and after treatment
- Pertinent history, both HPI and PMH
- Laboratory results
- Medical imaging studies (x-ray, CT, MRI, and ultrasound films)
- Medications and treatments that will be continued during transport
- Name of transferring physician
- Name of receiving facility and receiving physician
- Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR/DNR) orders if applicable
