Definition
Programs that utilize helicopters or fixed wing aircraft to airlift acutely ill or injured individuals from areas that are inaccessible to health care facilities for treatment, or from one health care facility to another for specialized care. Air ambulances are equipped and staffed to provide medical care during transit; operate locally, nationally or internationally; and may be used by critically ill patients who need advanced life support or by individuals who, because of their condition, are unable to fly commercially.
URL Name
LD-1500-0500
Third Level Code
LD-1500
Taxonomy Code
LD-1500.0500
Parent Code
LD-1500
Family Code
L
Second Level Code
LD
Fourth Level Code
LD-1500-0500
Use References
Air Ambulance, Air Medical Transportation Services, Medical Air Transport
Publication Status
Online