Sanavia evacuated 114 patients in Astrakhan region over summer

In the summer of 2026, medical aviation of the Astrakhan region evacuated 114 patients who needed medical care. Among them were 33 children. This was reported in the regional Ministry of Health.

During the reporting period, air medical teams made 113 sorties. Among the patients who were taken to hospitals were ten people who suffered injuries of varying severity as a result of road accidents.

Medical aviation assistance was also required for patients after insect bites and people with thermal burns. The teams transported patients with life-threatening conditions, including acute surgical pathologies, respiratory failure and hypertensive crises.

Sanitary aviation operates in the Astrakhan region within the framework of the regional project “Improving emergency medical care” of the national project “Long and active life”.

Special transport is equipped with modern medical intensive care modules. Thanks to this, specialists can carry out the necessary resuscitation measures directly during the transportation of patients.

Minister of Health of the Astrakhan region Alexander Burkin noted that medical aviation allows you to quickly deliver heavy patients to specialized hospitals, where they can receive high-tech care.

“Medical aviation is not just transportation. This is an opportunity to quickly deliver a heavy patient to a specialized hospital, where he will be provided with high-tech assistance. Behind each flight is a saved life, said Alexander Burkin.