A 21-month-old boy, whose life was in danger, was urgently transported by air ambulance from Cagliari to Florence . A Gulfstream G650 from the 31st Wing of the Italian Air Force, carrying a medical team and the child's mother, arrived at the Tuscan capital's airport around 5:30 PM yesterday.
The young patient, a resident of a center in Ogliastra, was hospitalized at the San Michele hospital in Cagliari but needed to be transferred as a matter of urgency to Meyer, a pediatric hospital in Florence and a national leader.
The flight, as required by procedures for this type of activity, was authorized by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers , which manages and coordinates the activities of the state aircraft fleet. The activation occurred at the request of the Prefecture of Cagliari to the Situation Room of the Air Force's Milan Air Squadron Command, which immediately involved the 31st Wing at Ciampino, one of the units that provides operational readiness for this type of mission.
After completing all necessary procedures by the military crew, the G650 took off from Ciampino Airport for Cagliari in the early afternoon, where the baby was immediately boarded along with his mother and a medical team. After landing at Florence Airport, an ambulance took him to the hospital for admission.
