Air Ambulance Service
An air ambulance service provides air transportation
for a sick or injured person. This may be done
by plane or in some cases helicopter. Many hospitals
have their own air ambulance services for transporting
patients from one place to another. It is also
possible to find an air ambulance service to
transport patients from one state to another,
as well as from one country to another.
When
looking into hiring an air ambulance service,
you want to be sure that they can provide the level
of care the patient needs. The three care levels
are: basic life support (BLS), advanced life
support (ALS), and critical care support (CCS).
How ill the patient is determines the level
of care that is required.
The cost
for an air ambulance service will vary a great
deal from one provider to another. In many cases,
this cost will not be covered by insurance or
Medicare. Also, the level of care will be a
factor in the cost, as well as the length of
the trip involved. Always be sure that the air
ambulance service has all the proper credentials
for transporting patients, both where he is
and where he's going.
