In Sweden (9 million inhabitants), a sparsely populated country with sometimes long transportation distances to the nearest trauma hospital,
800 ambulances, 7 ambulance helicopters and 3-5 fixed wing ambulance aircraft are the available transport resources. In case of a mass casualty or
disaster situation, inside or outside the country, a governmental project (Swedish National Medevac) aims to convert a passenger aircraft from Scandinavian
Airlines System (SAS) to a qualified medical resource for long distance transport, with capacity to nurse six intensive care patients and an
additional 6-20 lieing or seated patients during transport