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Understanding the Different Types of Medical Transportation


With respect to healthcare in particular, transportation is very critical but has been an oversight in terms of accessibility. A medical transportation service can guarantee patients to get adequate timely and safe care whether it is a primary or secondary dialysis appointment or a life-threatening emergency. Not every healthcare transportation is made equal though.

Whether it is advanced life support ambulances or non-emergency wheelchair vans, there is always a purpose of these means of transport. Knowing them will assist individuals, caregivers, and healthcare providers to make faster and wiser decisions as the patient.

Through this guide we will show you the various forms of medical transportation, their workings, the needs they cater, and how their providers such as Infina Health assist patients all throughout their path of treatment.

1. Emergency Medical Transportation (EMT)

What it Is:

Emergency medical transportation can be defined as the ambulance services that are utilized in times when an individual is facing a critical or an emergency medical condition.

The use of It:

  • Heart arrest or heart attack
  • Stroke
  • Accident trauma
  • Breathing difficulties
  • Severe bleeding
  • Loss of consciousness
  • High-risk childbirth

Features:

  • They are staffed by EMTs and paramedics
  • Installation of life saving equipment (defibrillators, Oxygen, monitors)
  • Linked up to dispatch places and hospitals
  • It is 24/7, often reached through 911 calls

Who Needs it:

Anyone who is at risk of immediate illness and that may deteriorate without directions of the assuring medical care.

2. Advanced Life Support (ALS) Transportation

What It Is:

ALS transportation is an intermediary between regular ambulance transportation and higher-level medical care, considered by special patients who are either gravely ill or at risk and have to be monitored during transportation assuming constant medical attention.

What It Entails:

  • Cardiac monitoring
  • Intravenous therapy (IV)
  • Ventilator support
  • Drug administration
  • High-level airway care

Staff:

Advanced-trained EC Certified paramedics (EMT).

Why It Is Needed:

  • Heaven stroke or heart attacks
  • Seizures
  • Respiratory failure
  • Transfers post-operative in need of observation
  • ICU patient inter-facility transport

Who Needs It:

Patients that are unstable, complicated, or demand constant attention, during the relocation.

3. Basic Life Support (BLS) Transport

What It Is:

BLS transportation is non-mindful medical transport alternative that is rendered to stable patients who are in need of medical support and observance.

Main Features

  • CPR-certified EMTs
  • Supplies of oxygen, first aid, and simple monitoring supplies
  • The transportation to hospitals, nursing homes or to diagnostic tests

When It Is Used

  • Hospital discharges
  • Planned Surgery Admission
  • Medical imaging needs MRI, CT or Xray
  • Consistent mentally sick patients

Who Needs It?

Those patients, who are not in critical conditions but cannot use ordinary car or travel alone because of medical reasons.

4. Non- Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT)

What It Is:

NEMT plays a crucial role in serving patients who should be transported to medical consultations in cases when they do not need emergency or devices to support life. It is a Medicaid covered option or a privately paid one in the majority of states, like Pennsylvania.

How to use it:

  • Dialysis
  • Chemotherapy
  • Physical therapy
  • Mental services
  • Regular check-ups at the doctor
  • Pre and postnatal inspection

Types of Vehicles:

  • Vans, sedans, or SUVs (in some cases unmarked)
  • Wheelchair-friendly facilities at hand

What To Expect

  • Regular pick-up and drop-offs
  • Professional trained drivers
  • Synchronized with clinics and hospitals

Who Needs It:

  • Elderly patients
  • Medicaid recipients
  • Disabled individuals
  • Chronic patients

NEMT saves missed appointments, improves patient results and minimizes hospital readmissions.

5. Stretcher Transport and Wheel Chair Transport

What It Is

This group of transportation is applied by some patients who are in wheelchair or unable to sit on their own because of injury or the natural lack of ability but may need no treatment during the transport.

Characteristics

  • Hydraulic lifts and ramps for easy boarding
  • Safety belts and harnesses
  • Trained personnel, to help in entry/exit
  • Both are available in both the private-pay and Medicaid-assisted programs

Who It is For

  • Long-term care institution seniors
  • Rehab patients
  • Post-surgical patients
  • The disabled who have mobility problems

Destination:

  • Dialysis canters
  • Adult day services
  • Nursing homes
  • Specialist appointments

To make sure that the patient is as comfortable and dignified as possible in his or her ride, the services of providers such as the Infina Health are offered as customized wheelchair and stretcher transport.

6. Bariatric Medical Transport

What It Is:

Bariatric transport is particular to the needs of obese or bariatric patients that need special equipments and personnel to safely transport and take care of them.

Special equipment

  • Reinforced stretchers
  • Super-wide ramps and elevators
  • Specialized cords-systems
  • The passenger carriages are made to accommodate more space and weight burden.

Staff:

EMTs or paramedics who are the ones educated to keep bariatric cases handled in a sensitive and medical precautionary manner.

Who Needs it:

  • Individuals who do the bariatric surgeries
  • Limited mobility patients with obesity
  • The patients who require inter-facility or long-distance transfers

Such a service helps to minimize the risk of an injury and preserve the dignity of the patient and provides safe transportation.

7. Long Distance Medical Transport

What It Is:

Long transfer refers to lengthy medical transportation or travel that is carried out to interstate or intercounty transfer of a stable patient who needs to be under professional supervision or provision of special facilities.

Use Cases

  • Transfer to special care homes
  • Going back to your residence following out-station treatment in hospital
  • Go to a rehab hospital or cancer centre nearby

Benefits

  • Medical oversight
  • Air-conditioned vehicles
  • Refuel points, food, and patient-oriented care
  • Real time family tracking and family communication.

Providers, such as Infina Health, are providing long-distance medical services across Pennsylvania and adjoining counties and states, ensuring that care does not put up stops at county borders.

8. Behavioral Transport and Mental Health

What It Is:

The non-threatening transportation tends to be specialized because psychiatric patients who are undergoing crises or have persistent mental health problems commonly require assessment prior to coordinates transfer or admission.

Features:

  • Low-stimulation environment
  • Trained personnel in the de-escalation methods
  • Professional and respectful service, to ensure privacy of patient.
  • Behavioural health profession coordination

Who Uses it:

  • Guardianship and Involuntary Psychiatric Admissions (302 in PA)
  • Patients who move out of ERs to mental health institutions
  • Mental health assessment by courts

This service mitigates the risk of escalation and provides safe and compassionate transportation of a person in the state of a mental health crisis.

The Importance of the Type of Transportation

The Right Fit Means Better Results

Proper usage of mode of transport:

  • Delay care
  • Make patients more stressed out
  • Endanger weaker persons exposing them to the risk of being violated
  • Cause (insurance denials, overuse of ER) cost more money

Selecting the level of care will make certain that:

  • Patients come in safely and at the right time
  • Decent personnel preparation of medical staff is provided
  • There is effective utilization of resources

Infina Health pairs each patient with the appropriate service taking into account the condition, urgency and destination of the patient, making healthcare personal, efficient, and compassionate.

Conclusion: Medical Transport Is More Than a Ride

Since the most basic to the supportive NEMT services, medical transportation has really become the fundamental aspect of modern healthcare in Pennsylvania as well as in the country.

  • The knowledge of the various kinds of medical transportation assists:
  • The patients champion their needs
  • Families make quality decisions
  • There is more efficient alignment of hospitals and care givers

Being the survivor of surgery, living with chronic diseases, taking care of an old relative or family member of yours- your transport partner is important.

Why Infina Health Makes the Good Choice

Infina Health is a company that focuses on all types of medical transportation:

  • ALS and BLS Ambulance Service
  • NEMT Wheelchair and Stretcher Transport
  • Bariatric Support
  • Mental Health Transfers
  • Long-Distance Patient Travel

We are a certified team of medical professionals, state-of-the-art scheduling, and safety and compassion partners of Pennsylvania.

You can give us a call today or visit our website at www.infinahealth.com to book your ride and/or get to know about our entire line of services.

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