Medevac Peak Season Starts Summer in The Philippines

Summer starts in March and is usually the beginning of Airgurus' peak season when it comes to Medevac operations in the Philippines. It doesn't end when summer ends though... Medevac peak season for us lasts  till the end of the year.

At the start of this month alone, we have flown to various parts of the country to secure a handful of minor airlifts and 5 major medical cases that needed urgent evacuation to Cebu and Manila hospitals ranging from heart attack / stroke, Aneurysm, diving accidents and neonatal cases. These are aside from the other services that Airgurus offers. Our priority however, is Air Ambulance and Medevac services.

Saving lives in the Philippines is never an easy matter for us. We make sure of our patient's wellness and flight safety in any weather condition. We work 24/7. We fly for medical emergencies anywhere in the archipelago, night and day.

For anyone needing medical evacuation, call Airgurus Ltd. Co. our hotlines are +632 781 0787 | 632 781 2707 +63 920 955 0897 | +63 917 596 6288 | + 63 917 838 5802.

2013 Goals: Additional Aircraft For Air Ambulance

The term "Air Ambulance" (a specially outfitted aircraft that transport the sick or injured in a medical emergency or over distances or terrain impractical for a conventional ground ambulance) used to be unknown in the Philippines.

Via Airgurus, we have earned our mark in the nation. After 2012, we can firmly say that the terms "air ambulance, medevac|medivac" (emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded) are no longer strange words and along with our efforts to make them known, Airgurus has become synonymous to those terms.

For years, we have been providing medical air transport for people with various health conditions in the country and we have conducted / achieved so far, 964 successful medevac missions as of January 16. Capt. Harry Lero, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Pilot of Airgurus Ltd. Co., felt the growing need to add more reliable air medical transport vehicles and aircraft to the fleet.

A bigger helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft comes in his mind and Capt. Lero is bent to achieve these goals by the 2nd quarter of the year to solely dedicate them to the sick and the injured in the Philippines.

Anytime. Anywhere. Airgurus. For inquiries, visit our website www.airgurus.com or contact 24/7 hotlines for medical emergencies: +6327810787 | +639175966288







       

2CELLOS Live in Manila 1.20.12

Serving as the official air taxi and air ambulance sponsor of 2CELLOS' Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, Airgurus Ltd. Co. announces 2CELLOS Live in Manila concert will be happening on January 20, 2012 at Newport Performing Arts Theater, Manila, Philippines.

Exactly a year now, 2CELLOS' "Smooth Criminal" YouTube video was uploaded on YouTube and immediately  launched the meteoric success of former cello rivals Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser. It's the unique duo cello version of “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson onto YouTube and it hit the jackpot within just a few weeks, making their video became a huge viral sensation... receiving over 5 million views from across the world.

The coming of the very talented duo 2CELLOS are in perfect timing as the company celebrates its' success with the recent purchase of 2 new helicopters to be added to the fleet. Both new helicopters will be launched this summer 2012. One of them has a seating capacity of 15. 

Airgurus will be giving away at the 2CELLOS show, three SkyAid membership with 6 months coverage for fans. Tickets for the show are available all Ticket World and National Bookstore outlets. Call 891.9999 for reservations or log in to http://goo.gl/tQxku to purchase online tickets. Hurry grab them now as only 1,500 seats are available for this first explosive concert of 2012!

The Official Air Ambulance and Air Taxi of 2CELLOS in Philippines

Airgurus is the Official Air Ambulance and Air Taxi of 2CELLOS, a world-class performing duo of Croatian cellists, Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic. 2CELLOS is coming to perform in Manila this January 2012.

Image courtesy of GB Productions Asia

Bio:

The meteoric success of 2CELLOS started when former cello rivals Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser decided to join forces. In January 2011, they uploaded a unique duo cello version of “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson onto YouTube. Within just a few weeks, their video became a huge viral sensation, receiving over 5 million views from across the world.

A month later, 2CELLOS signed a record deal with SONY MASTERWORKS. They were invited by Sir Elton John to join him on his worldwide tour playing with and opening for him. Their self-titled debut album was released worldwide in the summer of 2011 achieving top 200 Billboard status in the US, #1 iTUNES Germany, and #1 on the Japan imported albums (ahead of such distinguished artists as Beyonce, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lady Gaga). They have appeared on national television shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Lopez Tonight and Fox & Friends in the U.S., as well as Stefan Raab’s TV total in Germany. Most recently, they were invited by Apple to perform their own show at the Roundhouse in London as part of their prestigious iTUNES festival that was streamed globally.

Image courtesy of www.2cellos.com

Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser are accomplished musicians, both having played the cello since childhood. They recently completed their studies, Luka at the acclaimed Royal Academy of Music in London, and Stjepan at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

Luka has performed all over the world at renowned venues including London’s Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus. He has won a series of international prizes including first and special prize at the VII Lutoslawski International Cello Competition (Warsaw, 2009).

Image courtesy of www.2cellos.com

Stjepan has also performed around the world in most European countries, South Africa, New Zealand, Asia and the USA, with debuts in London’s Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, South Bank Centre and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. He was the last pupil of Mstislav Rostropovich. In his short career, Stjepan has already been awarded first prize in twenty-one national and international competitions, and he has performed twice for Prince Charles at Buckingham and St James‘s Palace.

Airgurus is proud to be officially part of this YouTube sensations' first show in Manila as their official air ambulance and air taxi. Final details of the live concert of  2CELLOS  will be announced by GB Productions Asia soon. For inquiries: 2cellosmanila@gbproductions.asia

Airgurus Delivers Patients In the Phillippines Through Their Golden Hours

Whether it is of simple level of care or providing the highest critical care, Airgurus Ltd. Co. provides the best aero medical team consisting of nurses and doctors available 24/7 for our air ambulance services.

We respond immediately to distress calls for a medical evacuation. We know the importance of the golden hour... the window of time in which a critical care patient requires to reach the appropriate medical facility for recover, reversal and preservation of quality of life.

Along with this, comes our company's yearly update on the state-of-the-art medical monitoring systems to all our air ambulance aircraft which plays an important role in long distance medical evacuation of patients. This covers the basic, advanced and critical care needed by patients in the sky. 

We do not waste any time getting our patients into the hands of medical professionals. There is absolutely no reason for us to have them wait longer especially for trauma patients. We are fast and proficient and we highly value the golden hour which refers to a very critical and brief window of time... literally 60 minutes following and injury, a stroke / cardiac arrest where our 24/7 emergency dispatchers, air ambulance crews and receiving medical facility staff are communicating and coordinating with each other within a matter of minutes.

Saving lives in the Philippines and delivering patients throughout their golden hours 24/7 is what we do. For our emergency hotline, visit our website www.airgurus.com.

Phillipines Air Ambulance: Airgurus Case No. 831 Dengue

Dengue... a scary medical emergency accompanied by abrupt fever, nausea, red and white patchy rashes, headaches, bone pain that affects legs, joints and the lumbar region of the spine. 

But what if it becomes a Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever or Dengue Shock Syndrome? This carry the same symptoms but accompanied by bleeding or hemorrhagic manifestations ie., bleeding in stomach (vomit), gums, nose and decrease in blood platelet (Thrombocytopenia). These symptoms when not treated may lead to Dengue Shock Syndrome... which when not treated immediately, may lead to profound shock and eventually death.

Airgurus' Air Ambulance Chopper 1 just took off 6am the morning of August 23, 2011 to pick up a patient from Pangasinan and transport him directly to an apt medical facility in Manila. Profusely sweating, the balikbayan patient on vacation in the Philippines, had an on and off fever for 4 days and while on transit his temperature is 40 C. Although the patient has not been diagnosed with Dengue, his family wanted to make sure of his well-being and that he gets the immediate treatment.

Dengue is a potentially serious disease caused by a virus transmitted within humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. A serious public health threat in warm subtropical and tropical areas of the world such as Philippines, most people can recover from it but in some cases, dengue fever can lead to serious complications including hemorrhage and shock if not treated immediately at apt medical facilities.

Seek immediate medical care! If you or someone you know (located anywhere at remote places in the Philippines and/or far away from medical facilities in Manila) have been diagnosed with dengue fever and develop bleeding symptoms or change of consciousness, call our air ambulance hot lines +63 920 9550897, + 632 781 2707 and + 632 781 0787 for immediate medical evacuation!

We are operating our air ambulance services 24/7 to help save lives! 

Airgurus Air Ambulance: Saving Lives 24/7 in The Philippines

Airgurus Ltd. Co. launched early this year our 24-hours-per-day, 365 days-per-year medical evacuation / medevac services anywhere in the Philippines via the Airgurus Air Ambulance Helicopter services.

Acknowledging the needs of Filipinos during crucial medical situations, our Chief Pilot / President, Capt. Harry Lero added another aircraft for the fleet solely dedicated to our Air Ambulance Service.

With just one call away, every Filipino and foreign residents should know that that if an accident at remote areas (not accessible by larger aircraft requiring runways) or anywhere else in the Philippine Archipelago, a helicopter air ambulance will be able to save lives.

All Airgurus' choppers features state-of-the-art medical equipment and are the only helicopters with litter kit (double deck stretcher) in the Philippines... managed and maintained by highly-trained and experienced  medical flight crews. The same goes with our other aircraft. In the cramped space, our helicopters carry equipment, supplies and medications similar to those found in an intensive care unit such as intravenous pumps, a ventilator, cardiac monitoring and a defibrillator. With our litter kit, there's enough room for two patients if necessary, on stretchers.

Our medical flight doctor, flight nurse/paramedic bring complimentary skills... all are experts of providing medical care in the tight quarters of an air ambulance and knows intensive care units inside out.

To do the safest and dedicated Air Ambulance service in the Philippines, our 24/7 Airgurus Operations staff handles the emergency calls/queries then immediately coordinates/delegate information to our pilots. They then summon our 24/7 medical flight crews (consisting of a medical flight doctor and a flight nurse) and advise  aircraft maintenance mechanics on-duty to double-check aircraft, medical equipment and medical needs of a patient. Fastest response time is 30 minutes and everyone will be ready upon confirmation of a patient's scheduled transfer.

Airgurus does it professionally when it comes to Air Ambulance Services in the Philippines. We are the most experienced in the trade and industry as never a week goes by that we have not transferred patients needing urgent medical attention at apt medical facilities.

Hundreds and/or thousands of feet in the air (depending on what altitude is required per case), our medical flight crews have numerous tales to tell every week...  giving utmost medical care to head trauma cases, heart attack victims, delivering critically-ill children / babies, critically-injured collision victims, scuba diving accident victims and so many more. Doing air ambulance services is always exciting and challenging for our entire operations but it never leaves our minds that we have to deliver everyone throughout their golden hours... the hours between life and death.

The Philippine Archipelago's Emergency Room In The Sky

Airgurus' air ambulance services is the Philippines' Emergency Room in the Sky. 

We are the most experienced and most reliable air ambulance provider in the country having achieved the following:

• A lot of flying hours done - Doing critical air care especially on bad weather conditions is not easy. Practicing medicine in the sky presents its own difficulties. Only the same dedicated pilots and medical flight crew can pull it off as a lot of team work, understanding, experience and communication can help prevent things going wrong.

• A vast expertise on handling patients with various medical cases, injuries, etc. in tight quarters of an air ambulance - The depletion of oxygen and changing air pressure are always medical challenges thus; our highly-skilled medevac pilots and dedicated medical flight crew constantly communicates and always keep this in mind from take-off to landing.

• An in-depth intensive care experience by air. - The noise, vibrations and the temperature of the aircraft can present problems for the patient's health and comfort. Hundreds or thousands feet in the air in tight, sometimes turbulent cabins of a turboprop aircraft and helicopters, our medical flight crew gets to restart hearts, insert breathing tubes, deliver babies, etc. With our pilots' steady hands, these procedures are done smoothly and successfully.

We are the number one in the Philippines when it comes air ambulance service because of our reliability, fast response in operation and our own dedicated medical flight crew to provide critical air care to patients needing to be transferred to apt medical facilities. 

We are committed to providing patients with the highest level of aero medical care in the country. For more details, visit our website www.airgurus.com

Airgurus Offers Prayers for Japanese Quake and Tsunami Victims

Airgurus Ltd. Co., the best air ambulance company providing medical evacuation access in the Philippines, joins the world in mourning and in  praying for the victims of the worst earthquake in 100 years that ripped Japan.

Our little prayer for the quake and tsunami victims in Japan last 11.03.11.

Friday's magnitude 8.9 earthquake and resulting tsunami left towns and villages devastated. The earthquake triggered fires and caused severe damage to buildings... leaving five million households without  electricity and 1 million without water. The official death toll is expected to go up in thousands as rescuers reach more hard-hit areas.

Hundreds of images at Airgurus' Facebook Page 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Airgurus-Ltd-Co/110036472402666

We are all saddened by the hundreds of heart-wrenching aftermath images we have gathered in our Airgurus Ltd. Co. Facebook Page. 


To our Japanese brothers and sisters, we, at Airgurus Ltd. Co., are with you... in your darkest hours. We reach out to God in hopes of finding meaning and strength... a way to help even though we are so far away.

AIRGURUS IS THE NUMBER ONE AIR AMBULANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES

Airgurus' Ltd. Co. is the number one (1) air ambulance and medical evacuation services in the Philippines. Air Ambulance and medical evacuation services are more life saving than any other mode of medical transport in the Philippines. Whether you are suffering from a heart attack, figured in a diving accident, had a mishap on the road or are injured while going mountain climbing, an air ambulance by Airgurus' SkyAid can indeed save your life whether you are indoors or traveling.

 
The Airgurus' SkyAid air ambulances are indeed a very useful form of medical transport today and it is the number one air ambulance service in the Philippines.

  
Visit the website www.airgurus.com or call Airgurus Ltd. Co. 24/7 Operations Center at +632 583 6337 / +632 854 4086 / +63 920 955 0897 / +63 917 596 6288 

For inquiries, email us here.

MEDEVAC ON 2 PINOYS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

Airgurus Ltd. Co., the leading Air Ambulance Company in the Philippines received a 3:15pm distress call from an oil tanker Ghawar Nassar last January 31, 2011.

 
The China-bound tanker's captain requested for the immediate airlift / medical evacuation of two (2) critically injured Filipinos. These men figured in an accident on board (one broken hip and one broken leg) and are requiring to be brought to the Metropolitan Hospital in Manila for immediate medical attention.

Full story and more images at Helicopter Rescue of 2 Pinoys in South China Sea

BOSS 2011 IRONMAN CHALLENGE VI & AIRGURUS' SKYAID

Airgurus Ltd. Co., the leading Aircraft / Helicopter Charter company in the Philippines and SkyAid... the best medical evacuation service by air,  recently attended the BOSS 2011 IRONMAN CHALLENGE VI Drivers & Riders' Briefing at the BMW Autohaus in Libis, Quezon City. 

The final registration of entries happened that night and there were about 350 riders joining in for the ultimate challenge in the Philippines on January 8, 2011... 1,200 kilometers in 24 hours... a great test of endurance for both man and mean machines.


Airgurus Ltd. Co. and SkyAid, awarded two lucky members with a six (6) months SkyAid membership... Eric Mananquil and Marvin Samson. SkyAid membership is a program that provides access to medical air transportation by Airgurus Ltd. Co. and its' partner, Aeromed.


Medical air evacuations can cost as much as one million pesos (US$20,000) within the Philippines but as a SkyAid member, it will cost nothing especially to the riders and drivers of this major automotive event. On January 7, Airgurus' SkyAid Air Ambulances will be on a standby in case our help is needed.

For more information about SkyAid Membership, contact the following:


Individual / Couple / Family Plan : 
+632 583 6337 / +632 854 4086 / +63 920 955 0897 / +63 917 596 6288
or click here to send us an email.

Corporate & Marketing-related Plans:
Email Jodge Ledesma at airgurusltdco@gmail.com

AIR AMBULANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES

AIRGURUS LTD. CO. provides quality air ambulance service in the Philippines, offering varied aircraft used for emergency medical assistance.  In situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport, Airgurus Ltd. Co. is the company to call in the Philippines.

Airgurus Ltd. Co. is  in partnership with Aero Med with the latter providing medical crews and equipment that enables them provide medical treatment to a critically injured or ill patient. Common equipment included in an air ambulances are ventilators, medication, an ECG and monitoring unit, CPR equipment and stretchers.

Staffing an Airgurus air ambulance will depend on area of pick-up and delivery, patient's medical case and type of air ambulance. In the Philippines, our helicopters are mostly used to transport patients and the crew may consist of professional emergency medical technicians, flight nurses, a respiratory therapist or in some cases, a physician. Airgurus ensures that our medical flight crew's primary focus is on critical care transport and so we generally staff our air ambulance with a physician and a specially-trained advance care paramedic or nurse. Our objective for each medical transport is rapid deliver of definitive care from the points of pick-up to points of delivery, with the eventual transport of the patient being accomplished by ground ambulance waiting. In some cases, our air ambulance directly delivers patients via helicopter to hospitals with helipads.

Air medical evacuation (also known as Medevac or Medivac) is the timely and efficient movement of patients with en route care in the Philippines. Airgurus Ltd. Co. frequently airlifts the seriously ill or injured travelers out of rural and remote areas in the Philippines with inadequate or non-existent medical facilities nearby. With the capability of sophisticated en route care (medical flight crews, ventilators, etc.), we also transport some medical cases from one medical facility to another with a higher level of care where the patient will receive the utmost medical care and attention.

Airgurus Ltd. Co. now introduces to the Philippines it's first and only membership program in the country via SkyAid that provides access to medical air transport. SkyAid is a partnership between Airgurus Ltd. Co. and Aero Med.

SkyAid is like an auto-club wherein they send a wrecker to tow your car. In SkyAid, we send medical aircraft during emergency situation to take you to your hospital of choice anywhere in the Philippines. Please see below our SkyAid Membership offer:

For emergency cases and for more information about our 24/7 Operations Center at Airgurus Ltd. Co., Delta Air Hangar, General Aviation Area, Manila Domestic Airport Road, Pasay City, Philippines 1301, do contact the following numbers:

+632 583 6337
+632 854 4086
+63 920 955 0897
+63 917 596 6288

Or email us at info@airgurus.com

It is our highest priority to transport patients in the Philippines with en route medical care as fast as possible to specialists and/or medical facilities for a definitive treatment. We, at  Airgurus Ltd. Co. consider each air medical evacuation flight a golden hour between life and death that is why we are always prepared with professional and highly-skilled pilots and medical flight crews 24/7.

Images by: Vincent V. Garrucho of eyeQ media