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Babcock Mission Critical Services Espana

Airbus Helicopters H135

Aeromedical Services

Press Release

Issued by Babcock Mission Critical Services Espana.

August 1, 2014

Galicia renews emergency service contract with INAER

The local government of Galicia, Spain, has awarded INAER Spain a further four-year deal to provide life-saving helicopter emergency medical services in the region following a competitive tender. 

Under the contract, worth around £7.5 million, INAER will operate two helicopters for the Public Foundation of Health Emergencies of Galicia, with the potential to extend the agreement for a further two years. INAER has been operating this service for the Public Foundation of Health Emergencies of Galicia since 1990.

INAER will use two EC135 helicopters equipped with the latest technology. The aircraft are equipped with a latest-generation respirator, defibrillator, blood pressure monitor and heart rate monitor in addition to infusion pumps allowing paramedics to administer serum or prescribed medication to patients whilst in transit. The helicopters will operate from the bases located in the Provincial Hospital of Santiago and the Hospital Piñor of Ourense.

These air ambulances play a critical role in saving lives in the region, enabling patients in rural and remote areas to be treated at the site of the emergency. 

In 2013, INAER's helicopters carried out 571 emergency missions in Galicia. The vast majority of missions involved primary care, where air ambulances are dispatched to the scene of the emergency, and the remainder were secondary care missions, including transferring patients between hospitals.

INAER pioneered the use of air ambulance helicopters in Spain, operating the first service in 1986. Over the past year, the 27 medical helicopters operated by the company conducted more than 8,950 health emergency missions throughout Spain, helping around 7,500 people.