The need to transfer patients has the main purp...the need to transfer patients has the main purpose of taking the patient to a location that has superior resources that do not are available at the place of origin. due to the lack of information related to the sound pressure levels and vibration levels in rotary wing aircraft, all pediatric aeromedical transports performed by the batalhão de operaçes aéras odf the santa catarian state firefighters are carried out by fixed wing aircraft. when transportation is not possible with the airplane, it is mandatory to be carried out by ambulance. to provide criteria for a technical decision whether to use aircraft or ambulances for pediatric aeromedical transports noise and vibration measurements were carried out in the interior of as350 b2 and aw 119mkii helicopters and cessna 210n and cessna 206h airplanes.