Vietnam’s first helicopter emergency airport went into operation



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Close-up of a helicopter transporting sick people parked on the roof of the Orthopedic Hospital (Hospital Militar 175) on the morning of December 19 – Video: HOANG LOC

The event marked a turning point in the emergency of hospital operations, and at the same time brought 175 Military Hospital (Ministry of Defense), officially becoming the first hospital in the country to have an emergency helicopter at the airport by part of the Ministry of National. The licensing room functions to serve the emergency needs of patients.

To attend this “historic event”, Major General Nguyen Hong Son, director of Military Hospital 175, previously said that the airport had been tested, tested and fully qualified and put into operation. use.

When put into operation, in addition to serving as an emergency transport for soldiers and people in accidents in Truong Sa, the hospital’s emergency helicopter airport will become a rapid emergency development point, with the aim of being Trung. Multipurpose highway – inland waterway – airway.

Solving in this way all situations, catastrophic incidents and natural disasters to guarantee a good service to the health of the officials and people of Ho Chi Minh City, the neighboring provinces and the region.

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A helicopter carrying sick people was parked on the roof of the Orthopedic Hospital (Hospital Militar 175) on the morning of December 19.

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The helipad on the roof of the Orthopedic Hospital building, Hospital Militar 175 – Photo: DUYEN PHAN

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The helicopter is about to land at the airport – Photo: DUYEN PHAN

Evaluating this as the optimal solution for rescue and rescue operations, Maj. Gen. Nguyen Hong Son cited for many years, when there is an air emergency, the helicopter must land at Tan Son Nhat Airport. before transferring the sick person to an ambulance at the hospital.

Although not too far, but it takes a long time to transport, many times traffic jams … delay the “golden time” to save the lives of patients.

“If in the past the transfer of diseases from the island to the mainland took around 3 hours and 30 minutes on average, direct transport could be reduced by up to 20-30 minutes. Establishing a private flight route is a dream to steal golden hours to save the lives of sick people. This flight path has the ultimate purpose, everything for the sick, for the people, “Maj. Gen. Nguyen Hong Son said.

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Level 1 pilot Pham Ngoc Hoai flew VN8628 directly to land on the helipad of Military Medical Hospital 175 on December 19 – Photo: DUYEN PHAN

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This helipad has been tested, tested, qualified and put into operation – Photo: DUYEN PHAN

Son said that in the coming time, the unit will soon formulate a flight mechanism and method so that, in addition to ensuring national security and defense, it also protects and takes care of the health of the people of Ho Chi Minh City, provinces and regions. the neighbors and high officials were the best.

Mr. Tang Chi Thuong, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department, stated that putting the emergency airport into operation is a major effort by 175 Military Hospital.

“There is a more modern emergency vehicle in parallel with other types of emergencies, which raises many expectations, which is the dream of the past so far for many generations of doctors,” said Mr. Thuong.

Regarding future orientation, Mr. Thuong shared that this event can be considered as a premise, through which there are more helipads in Ho Chi Minh City hospitals such as People’s 115, Oncology and Children. … to make emergency work increasingly effective, on par with the area.

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Major General Nguyen Hong Son at the airport – Photo: DUYEN PHAN

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The emergency helicopter rescue to take the patient back to Military Hospital 175 was carried out successfully on the morning of December 19 – Photo: DUYEN PHAN

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The aerodrome emergency airport application aims to shorten the travel time of patients to the emergency hospital – Photo: DUYEN PHAN

On the morning of December 19, the 175 Military Hospital successfully carried out two helicopters transporting two emergency patients (hypothetical situation).

The patient, after being transported by helicopter to the roof of the Orthopedic Traumatology Institute, was quickly pushed by a team of doctors and nurses to the emergency area. The whole process from the departure of the plane takes just over 5 minutes.

From these flights, expectations were opened for the next flights with final goals as stated by Major General Nguyen Hong Son: “Everything for the sick, for the people.”

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The patient was quickly lowered from the helicopter and taken to the emergency room – Photo: DUYEN PHAN

With the attention and investment of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Government, Hospital Militar 175 implemented the construction of the 500-bed Traumatology and Orthopedic Hospital project.

It is a model of a hospital in a hospital and has an airport and heliport to ensure the emergency and timely treatment of serious, difficult and complicated cases in the southern islands of the country. hospital treatment.

The heliport is equipped with a modern signaling system to help pilots identify the landing zone remotely; coordination area; Patient reception area, transfer by elevator and stairs from the roof of the building to the emergency area or it can be transferred to any department of the hospital.

According to Military Hospital 175, the middle unit was coordinated with Division 370; Air Defense – Air Force; The 18th Corps ambulance transports patients by air for 7 to 10 cases / year.

Including night flights in difficult weather conditions, there are flights to receive 2 patients on 2 different islands.

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