Coimbatore: A helicopter air ambulance was used to fly a patient suffering from kidney and liver failure from the city to Chennai on Friday afternoon for an organ transplant. The 69-year-old patient was admitted to city-based Sri Ramakrishna Hospital but the family decided to move him to Chennai-based Apollo Hospitals for the transplant surgery after they heard that some organs might be available.
On Friday afternoon, an air ambulance helicopter, operated by Air Aviation Rescue, landed at Coimbatore International Airport. The helicopter had been chartered by the 69-year-old patient's family to fly him from Coimbatore to Chennai. "The patient is critically ill and requires continuous oxygen and intravenous support, so his family decided to charter the helicopter," said the CEO of the air ambulance service, Aviators Air Rescue, B N Sridhar. "This is the first time we are offering the service in Coimbatore," he said.
The patient, a resident of Chennai, had been admitted in Ramakrishna Hospital since February 8. The patient, who was already suffering from kidney failure, had been admitted with low blood pressure and extremely high urea creatinine levels, said a hospital spokesperson. When his condition did not stabilize even after four dialysis sessions, the doctors advised that he go in for a transplant for his kidneys and liver, which had also been affected.
On Friday, the family heard that there might be an availability of organs in Chennai and decided to move him.
18/02/17 Times of India
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On Friday afternoon, an air ambulance helicopter, operated by Air Aviation Rescue, landed at Coimbatore International Airport. The helicopter had been chartered by the 69-year-old patient's family to fly him from Coimbatore to Chennai. "The patient is critically ill and requires continuous oxygen and intravenous support, so his family decided to charter the helicopter," said the CEO of the air ambulance service, Aviators Air Rescue, B N Sridhar. "This is the first time we are offering the service in Coimbatore," he said.
The patient, a resident of Chennai, had been admitted in Ramakrishna Hospital since February 8. The patient, who was already suffering from kidney failure, had been admitted with low blood pressure and extremely high urea creatinine levels, said a hospital spokesperson. When his condition did not stabilize even after four dialysis sessions, the doctors advised that he go in for a transplant for his kidneys and liver, which had also been affected.
On Friday, the family heard that there might be an availability of organs in Chennai and decided to move him.
18/02/17 Times of India
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