What Happens if You Have a Heart Attack While Abroad?

It’s one of the biggest nightmares imaginable – you’re on the vacation of a lifetime, and suddenly, you or a loved one have a heart attack. Of course, the most immediate thing after any heart attack is to call 911, or the local equivalent. The person who has had a heart attack needs immediate medical attention at the local hospital.

Once stabilized, that’s where the bigger questions come in. Some people who have mild heart attacks are able to be stabilized, released, and more or less continue on their vacation. Others need more medical attention, and sometimes surgeries.

Getting Home After Having a Heart Attack While Traveling

When this happens, it’s typical for the patient to consider the option of moving back to their home hospital or healthcare system for continued treatment. This is where Air Ambulance Worldwide comes in. We have successfully completed thousands of medical flights all around the world.

With up to ICU-levels of care in-flight, we can transport you or your loved one safely and quickly. Whether it’s going home, going to a higher level of care, or going to a long-term rehabilitation facility, our team will work with you to coordinate the movement.

We specialize in what we call bed-to-bed transfers. This means we’ll meet you or your loved one at the hospital abroad, and then we’ll coordinate getting you or your loved one from the hospital to the airfield. We’ll then coordinate helping get on the plane (and typically, one person can accompany the patient at no additional cost), the medical flight itself, and then getting off of the plane. At the destination, we’ll coordinate getting you or your loved one from the airfield to the receiving facility.

How Much Does it Cost to Have a MedEvac Flight Home After a Heart Attack?

Each flight and each situation is different, and as such, we generate a unique quote for each situation. In general, the level of care needed and the distance traveled are the two things that change the prices.

For instance, a heart attack MedEvac flight with ICU-levels of care from Milan to New York City will be more expensive than a flight with a stable patient from Sarasota to Toronto. Each person, each case, and each flight is unique – so that’s why we take the time to understand your situation and build a custom MedEvac flight for you.

Our team is available 24/7, so give us a call now to get a flight price and begin your arrangements.