title: [Proper time and conditions of aeromedical transportation in critically burn patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the opportunity and condition of aeromedical transportation in critically burn patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen severely burn patients were operated by aeromedical transportation. Among them, four patients were transported in the shock stage and fourteen patients were transported after shock stage. Some aspects of treatment were introduced including escharectomy,clinical index, equipment of medicine, and so on. The transportation card and abstract of case file were recorded carefully before aeromedical transportation. When there were over 2 patients, those with more severe burns received the treatment in the priority.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Each aeromedical transportation airplane carried 1 to 6 cases, and flies 420 to 2 500 km for 1.5 to 3. 5 hours. The patients were safely arrived at destination. Except one died for multiple organ failure, others were cured during further treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Provide that the conditions were permissive and preparation were adequate, it is safe to carry out aeromedical transportation during shock stage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Lanzhou General Hospital of PLA, Lanzhou 730050, PR China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xu-sheng
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Zhaang
authors.forename: Guan-xian
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Wen-yan
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017732:Air Ambulances; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012769:Shock / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult