Containment aircraft transit isolator.

The Containment Aircraft Transit Isolator is a self-contained unit capable of transporting a patient with a highly virulent disease and at the same time providing maximum microbiological security while full nursing care and treatment are carried out. The isolator was employed in a trans-Atlantic simulated aeromedical evacuation in a Canadian Forces Boeing 707. During the exercise, flight testing was undertaken and nursing care, treatment, and decontamination procedures were developed and evaluated. Flight medical personnel were trained in the use of the unit. It was concluded that flight-trained medical teams, well versed in general aviation medicine and with a detailed familiarity with the isolator, are necessary for safely transporting patients with exotic diseases.