Medical Equipment Carried on board

Its important to be prepared for every eventuality, so we strive to give each patient the right level of care, and to ensure the correct equipment is on board to meet the patients needs.

Whilst not all patients require Intensive Care Unit (ICU) equipment, we still carry a vast array of medical equipment to deal with the unexpected. Our full loading list of equipment and consumables is as follows, however not all equipment maybe required.

Aircraft stretcher system with loading device
Vacuum mattress
Carrying sheet
Scoop stretcher
Extremity immobilisation devices / splints (e.g. box splints, Sager, Hare, Donway)
Onboard oxygen cylinder (min 3000 L) with regulator
Portable oxygen cylinder (min 400 L) with regulator
Oxygen Flow meters
Oxygen masks – including, non-rebreath, fixed-fraction, CPAP etc
Nasal cannula
Nebulisation device
Oral and naso-pharyngeal airways
Airway suction device and suction catheters
Bag-valve mask with oxygen reservoir and tube cylinder connection
Laryngoscope(s) with suitable blades
Endotracheal tubes (range of sizes) with connectors
Endotracheal / supraglottic airway securing device
Tracheostomy kit
Magill forceps
Difficult airway kit e.g. bougie / airway stylet or introducer, video laryngoscope and supraglottic airways
Hamilton T1 transfer ventilator
Surgical / finger thoracostomy kit and/or seldinger chest drain set with Asherman / Russel chest seal
IV access kit
IO intraosseous access kit
Arterial line kit
3 x Syringe drivers and 3 x infusion pumps
Intravenous fluid mounting system
IV pressure bags
Schiller Touch 7 Patient Monitor
Diagnostic Equipment
Blood gas analysis including Hb, electrolytes, lactate
Blood glucometer
Portable ultrasound device
Vomit bag
Kidney dish
Bed pan and inserts
Urinary catheter kit and /or urine bottle
Absorbent gel
Biological fluids spill kit
Sharps container
Bedding equipment (including sheets; blankets; pillows; pillow cases)
Waste bags (standard and clinical)
Wound kit and dressings
Adhesive fixing materials
Nasogastric tube, drainage bag and securing dressings
Sterile gloves
Antibacterial skin cleaning gel
Non-sterile gloves and sterile gloves
Aprons
Goggles
Surgical face masks/guards
FFP3 masks
Basic surgical kit
Emergency obstetric delivery set
Electrical extension plug bank for medical equipment
International electrical adaptors for medical equipment
Cold storage box for temperature sensitive medications and consumables with temperature monitor
Securely stored spare batteries for medical devices
Kit for the treatment of burns, such as flamazine (or similar), dressings and cling-film
Malaria / tropical diseases equipmentAppropriate Equipment to safely transport and restrain toddlers and small children in the aircraft and during ground transportation is provided