Aeromedical Evacuation Handbook

Title: Aeromedical Evacuation Handbook – Patient Care & Operation Procedures

Author: Vasileios F. Tzenetidis, BSc, MSc, PhD(c)

ISBN: 978-618-87994-2-4

The Aeromedical Evacuation Handbook is a compact yet comprehensive operational guide for healthcare professionals involved in air medical transport. Designed for real-world missions, it provides clear, step-by-step procedures, medical checklists, and critical treatment protocols to ensure safe, effective, and well-coordinated aeromedical evacuation operations.

Developed through clinical experience, aviation standards, and emergency-care principles, this handbook is an essential tool for medical teams, flight nurses, paramedics, military personnel, and trainees who participate in patient transfers by air.

What This Handbook Includes

• Aeromedical Evacuation Checklist: Pre-flight, in-flight, landing, and post-mission procedures.
• Patient-Specific Protocols: Burn victims, cardiology, ENT, gastro-urology, infectious diseases, neurology, orthopedics, psychiatry, pulmonology.
• Contraindications & Cabin Altitude Restrictions: Conditions requiring modified cabin pressure or prohibiting transport.
• Flight Stress Factors: How barometric pressure, oxygen reduction, humidity, temperature, vibrations, and noise affect different patient categories.
• Burn & Bleeding Management: TBSA calculation, Parkland/Brooke formulas, Rule of Ten, bleeding classes I–IV, tourniquet use, and tamponade.
• Crisis Management: Structured approach to handling emergencies during flight operations.
• Useful Clinical Tables: Vital signs by age, O₂ flow charts, venous access flow rates, fracture-related bleeding volumes, cabin O₂ percentage adjustments, weight conversion tables.

Who It’s For

• Aeromedical & HEMS teams
• Military medical personnel
• Flight nurses and paramedics
• Emergency physicians and trauma staff
• Aviation medicine trainees
• Medical transport coordinators

Why This Handbook Is Essential

✔ Practical, fast-reference design

✔ Covers both medical and operational procedures

✔ Ideal for training, mission planning, and in-flight decision making

✔ Written in a clear, field-ready format for professionals on the move

The Aeromedical Evacuation Handbook brings together the critical knowledge needed to transport patients safely and effectively in the challenging environment of flight—making it an indispensable asset for every aeromedical professional.