Risk Factors in the Implementation of Air Medical Evacuation by the Naval Aviation Center in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The current ongoing pandemic is the Covid-19 pandemic. The national disaster of the Covid-19 pandemic that occurred in Indonesia must be handled by both civilians and the military. One of the parties that plays an active role in handling this pandemic comes from a military organization, namely the Naval Aviation Center (Puspenerbal). During the Covid-19 pandemic, Puspenerbal took part in carrying out various military operations other than war, including air medical evacuation support. During the Covid-19 pandemic, air medical evacuation faces a number of risks. Based on the background of the problems described above, research needs to be carried out as learning material to increase knowledge about risk factors that can arise in air medical evacuation during a pandemic. The method used is qualitative with a descriptive exploratory approach: data collection by observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation; data analysis techniques by data collection, data reduction, and data presentation. The conclusion from this study is that the risk factor for the air medical evacuation stage that has the greatest risk for Puspenerbal is the second stage or in-flight stage. The Puspenerbal needs to plan and coordinate to minimize risk factors in air medical evacuation implementation.