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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: ysi_maniac on July 11, 2016, 07:41:12 AM

Title: Medicalized planes
Post by: ysi_maniac on July 11, 2016, 07:41:12 AM

Has any of you drawing plan of cabin of a medicalized plane including operating room?

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: Gingie on July 11, 2016, 10:37:41 AM

Only aircraft I know of with an OR suite is a C-17.

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: Kerick on July 11, 2016, 10:58:45 AM

Med evac aircraft could be some excellent whiff material

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: Rickshaw on July 11, 2016, 10:59:02 AM

Quote from: Gingie on July 11, 2016, 10:37:41 AM

Only aircraft I know of with an OR suite is a C-17.

I'm fairly sure other aircraft have been outfitted with OR suites.  C-130 springs to mind.

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: Weaver on July 11, 2016, 11:12:35 AM

I seem to recall that the Soviets had some Mil Mi-6 helos equipped with an OR, or at least a very comprehensive medical suite. However IIRC, it was supposed to operate on the ground, not in flight. Essentially, it was a rapid-deployable helo-portable field hospital.

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: elmayerle on July 11, 2016, 12:12:03 PM

Certain BBJ's owned by older rich men have complete OR's onboard.  Had to add extra oxygen provisions for one and it got "interesting".

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: jcf on July 11, 2016, 11:55:29 AM

http://mercyairlift.org/flyinghospital/airplane.html (http://mercyairlift.org/flyinghospital/airplane.html)

https://www.orbis.org/feh (https://www.orbis.org/feh)

(http://gulfnews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1082188!/images11/1625996168.jpg)

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on July 11, 2016, 12:16:42 PM

http://l1011.homestead.com/flyinghosp.html (http://l1011.homestead.com/flyinghosp.html)

Unfortunately, that one appears to not have ever actually been deployed as a Flying Hospital.

Orbis has a Flying Eye Hospital using a DC-10

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2014/06/orbis-flying-eye-hospital-arrives-in-davao-philippines.html (http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2014/06/orbis-flying-eye-hospital-arrives-in-davao-philippines.html)
https://alavigne.net/Miscellaneous/CommonUtils/Presentation/show_image.jsp?id=27853-34790 (https://alavigne.net/Miscellaneous/CommonUtils/Presentation/show_image.jsp?id=27853-34790)

Global Flying Hospitals has C-130s
http://gfh-asia.org/asia/gfh-medical-aircraft/ (http://gfh-asia.org/asia/gfh-medical-aircraft/)

Alvis 3.1

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: ysi_maniac on July 11, 2016, 07:21:23 PM

Thanks a lot, people!

I am currently thinking in whif interiors for whif airliners.  8)

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: taiidantomcat on July 12, 2016, 01:34:04 AM

Saw the DC-10 in real life in at  SATX

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: Gingie on July 12, 2016, 07:45:28 AM

Quote from: Rickshaw on July 11, 2016, 10:59:02 AM

Quote from: Gingie on July 11, 2016, 10:37:41 AM

Only aircraft I know of with an OR suite is a C-17.

I'm fairly sure other aircraft have been outfitted with OR suites.  C-130 springs to mind.

I'd be interested in seeing that.

FWIW, most patients deemed fit to fly are not undergoing surgery in-flight. They are typically stabilized before flight and are evac'd from a Role 2 to Role 3/4. The C-17 I am not certain if its designed to treat in flight, its probably designed to be used on the airfield where no DCS/DCR or trauma facility exists.

Title: Re: Medicalized planes
Post by: Daryl J. on July 12, 2016, 09:52:08 AM

I looked into buying a Pilatus PC-12 with a full dental clinic ''in'' it for use in Alaska right after the American economy tanked.   A Porter was on the list too.    The risks were just too high financially so the idea was scrapped in late 2009......