What do you do if you need medical support on a commercial flight?
Whether someone’s recently broken their leg and needs to get home, or is recently diagnosed with diabetes and needs help managing insulin, or is newly on oxygen and needs support for managing that in-flight, or a multitude of other scenarios, there are many situations where people need medical help on a commercial flight.
Air Ambulance Worldwide offers trained medical escorts who can help people get wherever they need to go – almost anywhere in the world.
Help With Supplemental Oxygen on Commercial Flights
For people who use supplemental oxygen, managing oxygen and travel logistics can be burdensome. Trained medical escorts from Air Ambulance Worldwide are here to accompany you or your loved one on their flight, and with all logistics.
Depending on your needs, they can meet you at your home, nursing home, or retirement facility, and accompany you through all travel until your destination. With end to end care, medical escorts can assist with ensuring all medications are taken appropriate and on time.
Insulin & Diabetes Monitoring Support on Commercial Flights
There are numerous occasions when people have diabetic episodes far from home, and have changes in how their insulin is monitored and handled. In these situations, people frequently call Air Ambulance Worldwide for trained medical escort support to get home.
These medical escorts help fly on commercial flights, saving the expense of a dedicated air ambulance. They are medically-trained to support with medications as well as blood draws and insulin administration.
Flying Commercially With a Broken Leg
Broken legs can frequently make it very challenging to navigate all of the logistics of air travel. From security to boarding the plane, a broken leg is awkward (and painful!) to manage. Air Ambulance Worldwide has trained medical escorts who fly with you or your loved one to assist with logistics and assistance, and make sure that flying is as safe and comfortable as possible. Whether it’s a flight to another state or a transatlantic flight, the medical escorts assist with travel from your home to your destination.
How Quickly Can You Have a Commercial Flight Medical Escort?
Turnaround time depends on your origination location and the availability of our medical escorts. In general, they can be in place in as little as 24 hours, but could need more time if the origination location is abroad or in a difficult-to-reach place.
How Much Does it Cost to Have a Medical Escort on a Commercial Flight?
Medical Escort costs depend primarily on the distance flown and the cost of commercial flights, and the costs are quoted depending on each unique situation. There is not a flat fee for commercial medical escorts. The flight coordinator team at Air Ambulance Worldwide is available 24/7 to answer questions and help you with any logistics for booking a medical escort.