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Scots air ambulance crews to use sealed pods to airlift coronavirus patients to hospital
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dailyrecord.co.ukSealed isolation pods will be used by the ambulance service in Scotland to safely airlift Covid-19 patients. The new adult-sized incubators, known as EpiShuttles, are currently being tested and are expected to come into use within days.
Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said the technology will enable safe transport of patients while protecting crew members.
She confirmed the ambulance service will kit out two Loganair twin otter planes with the shuttles, one by Friday and the other within two weeks, which will provide airlifts from islands with appropriate landing facilities.
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) said so far eight shuttles have been bought, two of which have been received and are currently being tested.
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