In situations where a person, suffers from an injury or illness, outside his native country that person can be entitled to medical repatriation. This is a service provided by the medical escort companies that assists patients in returning to their country of citizenship. A medical evacuation is generally carried out in cases of a medical…
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Disease Outbreaks in 2014, All Travelers Need To Know
2014 has seen the outbreak of old diseases that have been believed to be extinct. WHO is advising travelers worldwide to know about them in order to protect themselves. Measles and Polio have seen a comeback in 2014. Travel medical assistancecompanies are advising travelers to avoid travel to infected nations, or go well prepared. The…
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Air Ambulance Services- The Operating Model
Air ambulances are civilian aircrafts that are pressed into service during a medical emergency. Air ambulances can be categorized on the basis of their operating models of the EMS. The emergency medicine system has classified air ambulances into two base models – The Anglo American Model The Franco German Model Both these models vary in…
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What are Different Kinds of Air Ambulances Available?
Air ambulances can be broadly classified into two basic categories- the ones with a rotary wing and the others with a fixed wing. The rotary wing ambulance is commonly called a helicopter. They are often used to transfer patients from one medical facility to another. They are also deployed to dispatch medical teams to crisis…
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