AIR TRANSPORTATION OF SEVERELY BURNED GROUP PATIENTS DURINGSHOCK STAGE / 解放军医学杂志

It has not been well agreed on transportation of severely burned patients for a long distance during shock stage due to having high risks. After meticulouss preparation and much effort, a group of severely burned patients during shock period were safely transferred by air far away from our hospital in Aug. 2000, and fluid resuscitation and hemodynamical stabilization were maintained on the plane. The process passed smoothly. All the patients survived finally after active and effective treatment in our burn center. The experience shows that transportation by air of burned patients for a long distance during shock stage is possible on condition that all relative measures are properly carried out during the journey.