Orazio Stefano Giovanni Filippelli, Anna Maria Giglio, Simona Paola Tiburzi, Maria Teresa Archinà, Ercole Barozzi, Pietro Maglio, Stefano Candido, Roberta Viotti, Umberto Riccelli, Mario Pezzi, Carmelo Romano, Anna Maria Scozzafava, Maria Laura Guzzo
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In Catanzaro, Italy, an adult male with severe burns all over his body and in a state of coma was promptly rescued by the medical team at the air ambulance service (HEMS), who provided airway safety through laryngeal mask placement (LMA). The patient was subsequently transferred to the nearest Hub center, where an emergency tracheostomy was performed to ensure better airway management during the flight to the nearest available major burn center. This is the first documented case at regional level of a patient undergoing rapid tracheostomy through an imminent transfer with air ambulance.