Courtesy Photo | A German Air Force Airbus A310 MRT StratAirMedEvac sits on the flight-line May 7,...... read more read more
By Lt. Col. (Dr.) Daniel Jansen
GEILENKIRCHEN, Germany -An information and training event focusing on Strategic Air Medical Evacuation (StratAirMedEvac) took place May 7, 2014, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.
The event was organized by E-3A Component Medical Branch in cooperation with the Special Air Mission Wing of the Federal Ministry of Defence (Flugbereitschaft BMVg). Attendees included personnel from the Medical Branch and the Fire, Crash & Rescue Branch.
The event centred around a German Air Force Airbus A310 MRT StratAirMedEvac, which was on static display and open to interested personnel for walk-through visits. These visits were preceded in the morning by presentations from experts in this specialty field.
StratAirMedEvac is an important element of the emergency medical chain and it ensures deployed personnel, such as Component members serving in Afghanistan, can be medically evacuated if their state of health requires this.
The Airbus A 310 MRT StratAirMedEvac is equipped with a total of six patient transport units and 38 litter kits enabling in-flight care at the same standard as an intensive care ward in Germany. On operational missions, the Airbus A310 MRT StratAirMedEvac is staffed by up to 30 highly qualified military personnel from the Bundeswehr Medical Service, including up to eight physicians.
StratAirMedEvac mission flights are controlled by the European Air Transport Command at Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands; and the missions are directed by the Bundeswehr Medical Services Command in Koblenz, Germany.
Editor’s Note: The text in this article was translated by the Language Services Office.
| Date Taken: | 05.08.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 05.19.2014 08:46 |
| Story ID: | 130254 |
| Location: | GEILENKIRCHEN, NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, DE |
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