• Mathieu Boutonnet, Pierre Pasquier, Laurent Raynaud, Laurent Vitiello, Jérôme Bancarel, Sébastien Coste, Guillaume Pelée de Saint Maurice, and Sylvain Ausset.
• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Percy Military Teaching Hospital, Clamart, France. Electronic address: mathieuboutonnet@hotmail.com.
• Air Med. J. 2017 Mar 1; 36 (2): 62-66.

ObjectiveThe French Military Health Service (FMHS) has developed a training program for medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of critical care patients on fixed wing aircraft.MethodsWe conducted a 10-year retrospective analysis (2006-2015) of the data from the FMHS Academy. The number of trainees was listed according to the different courses and medical specialties. The number of MEDEVACs recorded during the period was described.ResultsSince 2006, the FMHS has developed training courses designed for MEDEVAC of critical care patients. Forty-five collective strategic MEDEVAC courses were delivered to 91 intensivists, 130 anesthetic nurses, 79 flight surgeons, 55 flight nurses, and 89 nurses. Five sessions of tactical MEDEVAC courses were performed for 14 flight surgeons, 6 flight nurses, and 17 other nurses. Ten sessions of individual strategic MEDEVAC courses were delivered to 17 intensivists, 10 flight surgeons, 21 flight nurses, and 7 other nurses. Between 2006 and 2015, 818 (± 68) individual strategic MEDEVACs were performed per year. Thirty-three (± 19) concerned critical care patients. Five missions of collective strategic MEDEVAC were performed for 56 patients.ConclusionThe FMHS has developed specific courses for the MEDEVAC of critical care patients, allowing the training of numerous MEDEVAC teams.Copyright © 2017 Air Medical Journal Associates. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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