In coordination with the National Center for Recovery of Personnel, CNRP, the Air Combat Command No. 2, CACOM 2, of the Colombian Air Force in Apiay, in the department of Meta, launched an aeromedical transfer mission of an indigenous girl from the municipality of Acaricuara, in a delicate state of health, from the municipality of Mit煤, in the department of Vaup茅s, to the Capitan Luis Francisco G贸mez Ni帽o Air Base.
In a C208 ambulance aircraft, the 10-year-old girl was transferred, accompanied by her grandfather and the staff of military doctors, who constantly monitored the vital signs of the girl that urgently required high-level pediatric assessment and treatment.
During the flight, which lasted approximately two hours, it was necessary the military doctor, on board the aircraft, to constantly monitor the vital signs of the patient by administering analgesics, intravenous fluids, oxygen and life support maneuvers with the purpose of safeguarding the life of the girl, until she arrived in the CACOM 2 to be taken by the designed personnel to the Departmental Hospital of Villavicencio for her specialized medical assistance.
Armanus Garc铆a, grandfather of the minor, thanked the pilots for their efforts and the willingness of the military personnel, who through their professionalism and rapid reaction guaranteed the transfer of the girl to a medical center with the necessary tools to improve her conditions of Health.
Source: Colombian Air Force
