Romanian Air Force aircraft takes burn patient to Brussels
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- Romania's Defence Ministry said a C-27J Spartan aircraft departed to transport a burn patient to Brussels.
- The patient is being taken to Belgium's Regina Astrid Military Hospital under a request from the Department for Emergency Situations.
- A medical team from Bucharest Emergency Hospital is providing care and equipment during the flight.
A Romanian Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft configured for medical missions has departed to take a burn patient to Brussels, the Defence Ministry said on Monday, September 7.
The patient is being transported to Belgium's Regina Astrid Military Hospital. The mission follows a request from the Department for Emergency Situations.
Medical assistance and the equipment needed during the flight are being provided by a team from Bucharest Emergency Hospital, according to the ministry's statement. The report also recalled an earlier mission in which a C-27J Spartan transported six burn patients from Switzerland to a hospital in Paris after the Crans-Montana fire.
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Originally published by Adevฤrul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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