Lastilla M, Bisetti R, Autore A, Aragonese F, Di Stefano M, Sarlo O
Aeronautica Militare Comando Logistico Istituto Medico Legale, Roma, Italy.
Infez Med. 2007;Suppl 1:43-6.
The Italian Air Force medical service, in order to attend to its duty, has to deal with the search, rescue and aero-medical evacuation of the wounded and sick. Due to the increase of air transportation, the likelihood of contracting disease, such as haemorrhagic fevers has risen and it is necessary to know how to treat a patient abroad suffering from severe infectious disease without running any risk either for the medical personnel or for the air crew. The military sanitary service of the Air Force has been preparing for this purpose through a meticulous preparation in Italy and in the USA in order to satisfy these need and through the use of stretchers specifically designed to transport highly contagious patients: Aircraft Transit Isolators (ATIs) and Stretcher Transit Isolators (STIs). These particular medical tools are provided by filter HEPA and they are completely insulated in a PVC envelope. The former (ATI) is used to transport the patient by airplane, the latter is used for road travel. Last January 24th the first real mission was performed transporting a severe TBC-MDR (case) from Alghero to Milan. All went well and the patient left the hospital of Sondalo two months later.
意大利空军医疗部门为履行职责，必须负责伤病员的搜寻、救援及航空医疗后送工作。由于空中运输量的增加，感染诸如出血热等疾病的可能性上升，因此有必要知道如何在国外治疗患有严重传染病的患者，同时又不给医务人员和机组人员带来任何风险。为此，意大利空军军事卫生部门在意大利和美国进行了精心准备，以满足这些需求，并使用了专门设计用于运送高度传染性患者的担架：飞机转运隔离器（ATI）和担架转运隔离器（STI）。这些特殊的医疗工具配备了高效空气过滤器（HEPA），并完全密封在PVC封套中。前者（ATI）用于通过飞机运送患者，后者用于公路运输。今年1月24日，执行了首次实际任务，将一名严重耐多药结核病患者从阿尔盖罗运送到米兰。一切顺利，患者两个月后从桑达洛医院出院。
