FAI Standard

FAI offers perfect transportation solutions for patients and their relatives. All air ambulance aircraft are standardized and equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment, including ventilators, monitoring units, infusion pumps, oxygen supply, medications, and care items. This ensures a safe and comfortable environment throughout the entire transport, regardless of the patient’s condition or the distance of the journey.

The medical teams consist of experienced doctors, nurses, and paramedics who specialize in providing intensive care to patients in the air. These experts ensure individualized care and medical attention at the highest level, tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

Transport solutions for newborns, infants and children

FAI provides comfortable transportation solutions for newborns, infants, and children. With outstanding expertise and sincere dedication, we ensure that children receive the best possible care in every medical condition.

Our air ambulance aircraft are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, such as the BabyPod transport incubator, Aerogen medication nebulizers, and special supplies. The entire setup is precisely tailored to the special needs of children, creating a safe and comfortable environment during the transport.

Our medical teams consist of experienced and specially trained pediatricians or neonatologists and specialized nurses. Our medical staff is specifically trained in the transportation of newborns, infants, and children. These experts ensure individualized care and medical attention at the highest level, tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

Transport solutions for heavyweight patients

For the transportation of heavyweight patients, typically weighing more than 120 kg, FAI offers a customized solution. This involves installing a special Heavyweight Board into the Challenger 604 air ambulance aircraft used. This board not only provides a more generous lying surface, allowing for additional care options, but also ensures the necessary safety for patients during transport.

Our medical teams consist of experienced specialists and specialized nurses. Our medical staff is specifically trained in the transportation of heavyweight patients. These experts ensure individualized care and medical attention at the highest level, tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

Transport solutions for highly infectious patients

Thanks to years of experience, FAI ensures strict compliance with the highest safety standards in the transportation of highly infectious patients. To prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases during patient transport and protect the immediate surroundings of the patient, modern Portable Medical Isolation Units (PMIUs) such as the EpiShuttle and IsoArk are utilized.

These advanced systems create a negative pressure environment and filter the exhausted air, thereby preventing the release of pathogens to the outside. An automatic ventilation system continuously supplies the patient with fresh air. Various ports enable medical personnel to perform all necessary measures for optimal treatment seamlessly.

Our medical teams consist of experienced and specially trained specialists and specialized nurses. Our medical staff is specifically trained in the transportation of infectious patients. These experts ensure individualized care and medical attention at the highest level, tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

Transport solutions for immunocompromised patients

The particular challenge in transporting immunocompromised patients is protecting them from potentially dangerous pathogens. To ensure such protection at the highest level, FAI utilizes Portable Medical Isolation Units (PMIUs) such as the EpiShuttle in what is known as reverse isolation.

This advanced system filters the air before it is delivered to the patient through the ventilation system. The use of various ports allows medical personnel to seamlessly perform all necessary measures for optimal treatment.

Our medical teams consist of experienced specialists and specialized nurses. Our medical staff is specifically trained in the transportation of immunocompromised patients. These experts ensure individualized care and medical attention at the highest level, tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

Transport solutions for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Transporting patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) requires extremely careful and highly skilled care. Thanks to years of experience and close collaboration with specialized hospitals, FAI offers a safe transportation solution for ECMO patients.

Our medical team remains in direct contact with the treating and continuing care physicians from the outset. This ensures smooth handover and transfer, as well as optimal patient care during transport.

Our medical teams consist of experienced specialists, intensive care nurses, and perfusionists. Our medical staff is specifically trained in the transportation of ECMO patients. These experts ensure individualized care and medical attention at the highest level, tailored to the specific needs of each patient.

Individual Transport solutions

For patients with special needs, we can provide a wide range of transportation solutions, or collaborate with physicians treating the patient to develop a customized transport solution. Through the close contact you maintain with our experienced experts from the outset, we ensure that the transport precisely meets the desired individual requirements.

Our services include the transportation of patients with Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs), Impella heart pumps, as well as specialized warming systems like the Bair Hugger. Additionally, we carefully consider specific medical conditions throughout the entire flight to provide maximum comfort and safety at the highest level.