POSC44 Extra Regional COVID-19 Patients Transfers: A Retrospective Analysis of Distance, Time and Cost for Train, Helicopter and Fixed-Wing Ambulances

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges to the transportation of critically ill patients. In France, between mid-March and mid-April 2020, 660 COVID-19 patients were safely transported from four regions towards six other regions and four neighboring countries using various modes of transport (plane, helicopter, train, boat). The study aimed to assess costs for these transfers and compare the different transport options.