The Helicopter Service of the Republic of Srpska, in cooperation with the team of doctors from the University Clinical Center, successfully carried out two air medical transports yesterday. The first patient, aged 63, was transported due to an oncological diagnosis, while the second patient, aged 45, had polytrauma, a complicated femoral fracture, and respiratory failure.

With yesterday’s transports, a total of 67 air medical transports have been completed this year. The milestone of over 600 transports since the founding of the Helicopter Service, as well as more than 500 since the establishment of the Air Medical Transport Service, speaks for itself. The air medical transport team remains dedicated to providing fast and efficient medical assistance to the citizens of the Republic of Srpska.

On October 15, 2024, in the afternoon hours, members of the Helicopter Service and doctors from the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska successfully carried out an air medical transport from Nevesinje to Belgrade.

Patient M.S., born in 1955, diagnosed with Hernia diaphragmatica, was transported to the First Surgical Clinic of the Clinical Center of Serbia in Belgrade after undergoing surgery at the General Hospital in Nevesinje, for continued treatment and further care.

Yesterday’s transport was the 63rd of this year, further proving the validity of the air medical transport system as a systematic and organized way of providing patient care within the healthcare system of the Republic of Srpska.