Air ambulances transported 1,825 patients in Kuwait

The air ambulances service by the Ministry of Health transported 1,825 patients in Kuwait from March 2015 to April 2017. The land ambulances dealt with 167,390 emergency cases in 2016.

According to statistics, the average response time is 11 minutes which is good according to the international criteria.

Meanwhile, Ministry of Health has completed a study on using marine ambulance as part of the medical emergency system in the country.