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Air Evacuation under High-Level Biosafety Containment: The Aeromedical Isolation Team1

George W. Christopher and Edward M. Eitzen, Jr.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA


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Figure 1: Aeromedical isolation team members in field-protective suits equipped with battery-powered HEPA-filtered respirators transporting the stretcher isolator, a light-weight unit designed for initial patient retrieval. The team trains on several types of military aircraft, including the C-130 transport shown in the background.


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Figure 2: The Vickers aircraft transport isolator (VATI), designed for prolonged patient transportation and in-flight care.


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Figure 3: Patient’s view of an aeromedical isolation team member providing care through a half-suit in the Vickers aircraft transport isolator (VATI).

 

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