Double life-saving intervention for Air Force aircraft

(To air Force)
30/01/19

Double life-saving intervention this afternoon, January 30, for the Air Force aircraft. The first saw the activation of a HH139 helicopter of the 85th Research and Rescue Center of Pratica di Mare (CSAR) in favor of a man who was seriously ill in Ponza. The second intervention, on the other hand, took place on the Lamezia Terme-Ciampino section in favor of a girl transported with extreme urgency on a Falcon 50 aircraft of the 31st Wing of Ciampino.

The intervention of the HH139, requested by the prefecture of Latina, ended around 16:20 this afternoon. The 56-year-old transported man was seized by a serious illness on the Ponza island. The serious conditions and the natural difficulties linked to the time needed to move from the island to the mainland made it essential to intervene by one of the assets of the Armed Forces in constant operational readiness. Once in Latina, the patient was immediately transferred to the Santa Maria Goretti Hospital.

A few hours after the first aid, on activation of the Prefecture of Catanzaro, the second transport was also completed, this time in favor of a woman of 21 years in need of being transferred from the Hospital "Pugliese - Ciaccio" (CZ) at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. The young woman, accompanied by her mother and a medical team, arrived at Ciampino around 17: 00, and was immediately transferred to the Roman hospital by ambulance to receive the necessary specialist care.

Both missions were managed by the Summit Situation Room of the command of the air squad, the Armed Forces operational room that also deals with the coordination of this kind of missions in favor of the community.