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Air Ambulance services are used in rescuing, administering first aid 
to and transporting accident victims (either in mountainous regions or 
in traffic) as well as the sick. Air rescue services are only possible 
in weather suitable for flying and with helicopters (landing, rescue 
by rope or by winch). The air rescue service in Austria was introduced 
by the Ministry of the Interior in 1954/1955; present-day 
organisations involved in air ambulance services are the OeAMTC motor 
club, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defence 
(emergency helicopters with medical officers). The air rescue service 
can be called via all emergency telephone numbers (police, rural 
police, Austria Mountain Rescue Service, Red Cross) or via the nearest 
airbase.

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Air rescue services are also used to fly sick or injured individuals 
back to Austria with emergency medical jets, operated by the Austrian 
Air Ambulance and Tyrolean Air Ambulance. The costs of air rescue 
services can be covered through travel insurance or health insurance.


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