FULL-SCALE EXERCISE: Hege Anita Aastrøm (rescEU, NOJAHIP’s team coordinator and nurse anaesthetist), Lars-Gjøran Andersson (doctor and team leader), Dag-Ketil Henriksen (nurse anaesthetist) and Ståle Bratland (safety officer/paramedic) are practising the transportation of Ann-Elin Tomlinson (‘Crimean-Congo patient Ingrid Bergmann’) in Europe’s only air ambulance for infectious diseases.
Video, directing, editing and graphics: Hilde Rebård Evensen. Journalist and various video clips: Kari Anne Dolonen. Aircraft illustrations: Nils Kristian Reppen
Norwegian nurses practising pandemic preparedness at an altitude of 10 000 metres
Norway has been commissioned by the EU to transport patients with highly infectious and deadly diseases by air ambulance to their home countries in Europe. The work is part of rescEU, an initiative in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Watch the video where you can follow a full-scale exercise.
