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Medical evacuation is the process of transporting a patient from their country of residence to another nation or place. The majority of the time, people choose medical evacuation in order to travel farther away from a loved one or receive better medical care.
Helicopters called medevacs are used to transport patients for medical reasons. To guarantee that patients are in a stable state during the transfer, they are outfitted with medical equipment. Due to their range and speed, medevac helicopters are appropriate for short distances.
The Global Medical evacuation helicopter market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
In order to treat combat-wounded soldiers and shorten the period between the point of damage and surgical intervention, the Army Medical Evacuation (Medevac) programme was developed. Early diagnosis, prompt evacuation, and effective treatment all help to lessen suffering, save lives, and increase the likelihood of survival to previously unheard-of levels.
Nearly 190,000 combat casualties were evacuated during the Korean War by the Bell H-13, despite its restricted patient carrying capacity, only being able to operate in daylight, lack of in-flight medical care, lack of standard operating procedures, and lack of a dedicated communications network.
Because post-Vietnam military strategy was centred on the swift evacuation of numerous fatalities from European battlefields, the Army led the development of the use of the helicopter for medical evacuation and practically kept it intact.
Civilian helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) expanded and improved upon the Vietnam model while Army medevac stagnated throughout the post-Vietnam era. The majority of civilian services have adopted a dual-provider model, with the nurse-paramedic team being the most prevalent. They work under the supervision of doctors and use formalised protocols, standard patient care documentation, and quality improvement procedures.
The focus of the civilian model, which focused on delivering critical care in the helicopter while travelling from the scene of the injury to the treatment centre, was likewise on the patient. This model also puts an emphasis on clinicians with advanced abilities. New helicopters with improved performance and operational capability were a priority for the Army at the same time.
