Transportation Services Subspecialties
Air Carrier:
Medical Air Carrier can be used for patients, family members, corporations, managed care companies, nursing homes, hospitals, insurance companies, assistance companies and other medical care providers. A few examples are air ambulance and helicopter. This method of transport is often used in a life or death situation where time is critical.
Air Transport:
Medical Air Transport can be used for patients, family members, corporations, managed care companies, nursing homes, hospitals, insurance companies, assistance companies and other medical care providers. A few examples are air ambulance and helicopter. This method of transport is often used in a life or death situation where time is critical.
Ambulance:
A vehicle for transportation for sick and injured people to, from or between places of treatment for illness or injury. Sometimes they will offer out of hospital care to the patients. Ambulances are part of the medical health team within the health care system.
Bus:
A Medical Bus is used for transporting multiple patients that need ambulatory care. They are used for different purposes such as transporting people that have been injured in a mass tragedy. They are also used for hospital evacuation and fire fighter rehabilitation.
Land Transport:
Most types of land transportation services are available twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. The type of service depends on whether or not it's an emergency and the distance needed to go. Examples of land transportation are private vehicle, taxi, ambulance or medical van.
Military or U.S. Coast Guard Ambulance, Air Transport:
Medical Air Transport can be used for patients, family members, corporations, managed care companies, nursing homes, hospitals, insurance companies, assistance companies and other medical care providers. A few examples are air ambulance and helicopter. This method of transport is often used in a life or death situation where time is critical.
Military or U.S. Coast Guard Ambulance, Ground Transport:
Medical Ground Transport can be used for patients, family members, corporations, managed care companies, nursing homes, hospitals, insurance companies, assistance companies and other medical care providers. An example of this is an ambulance. This method of transport is often used in a life or death situation where time is critical.
Military or U.S. Coast Guard Ambulance, Water Transport:
Water transportation is used if an incident has occurred on the water. This may be a medical rescue boat if the incident is serious and immediate medical facilities are required. If the nature of the injury is not life threatening a private boat might be used.
Military/U.S. Coast Guard Transport:
Military transport aircraft are normally fixed rotary wing cargo aircraft that are used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment. Military air buses are also used for transport. The U.S. Coast Guard Transports itself via water vessel to ensure no water laws are being broken.
Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN):
Non-emergency Medial Transport are used when there is no life or death situation. These forms of transportation include private vehicles, taxis and buses. As well as walking, transit or biking. If it is a medical emergency an ambulance may be dispatched.
Private Vehicle:
This is a vehicle in which an individuals owns. It could be a car or van or motorcycle. Private vehicles are often used in non-emergency situations.
Secured Medical Transport (VAN):
This provides non-emergency wheelchair accessible van transportation, for example. In general it supplies safe and reliable transportation for those that need assistance. Numerous private and public health-related organizations offer these services.
Taxi:
A Taxi will transport an individual to and from a location. A Muliti-Purpose Taxi transports people that are in wheelchairs or scooters. These specialty taxis allow people that aren't physically well, are reliant on medical equipment, to get around.
Train:
A train is simply a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track. They transport cargo or passengers from one place to another. In the medical field a train could transport patients or medical supplies.
Transportation Broker:
A Transportation Broker is a specialist website that brings you one of the best online resources for learning about the numerous aspects of how a transportation brokerage works, its function and why it exists. Without transportation our health system wouldn't function properly. People need to get to and from places and medical supplies and equipment need to be moved regularly.
Water Transport:
Water transportation is used if an incident has occurred on the water. This may be a medical rescue boat if the incident is serious and immediate medical facilities are required. If the nature of the injury is not life threatening a private boat might be used.