It's a jet that flies 150,000 miles a year, but its passengers are not everyday travelers
SAWYER -- It's a jet that flies 150,000 miles a year, but its passengers are not everyday travelers.
The University of Michigan Survival Jet transports critically ill or injured patients throughout the continental U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
The Survival Flight team visited the U.P. this weekend to introduce the jet to residents who may not know what it is, or that is an available resource.
The "flying ambulance" has monitors, pumps, and ventilators, and can fit a patient on a stretcher.
The air medical transport service is equipped to deal with all types of medical conditions and illnesses, from neonatal transportation to treating trauma patients.
Dr. Brad Uren, physician for the survival jet, says, "Should you find yourself in a position where you need to be taken to a tertiary care center in a hurry, this is there, and a lot of folks just don't realize that this resource is available."
The jet also flew to Haiti after the earthquake in January to help treat victims.
The Survival Flight team will be back in the U.P. in September for a conference in Houghton.
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