Cheah Phee Kheng, Mohd Hakimi Bin Abdul Kadir
The emergence of Sars-COV-2 virus has been one of the challenging test on the Malaysia healthcare system, especially in rural areas such as in the state of Sabah in Borneo. A surge for hospitals and a logistical nightmare for the pre-hospital care system. This provided an opportunity for retrieval teams to apply their practical knowledge to manage high volume transfer of critically ill infective patients who required specific infection prevention control, as well as innovations to overcome shortages such as oxygen cylinders. Systems were developed to manage the increased number of interfacility transfers and retrievals. The overall improvements and innovation during the pandemic could be incorporated into aeromedical protocols so that we can pave the way for a more resilient aeromedical system to face future uncertainties as the reliance on aeromedical transfers increase.