When someone becomes seriously ill or injured during travel, their family often wants to get them home as quickly as possible – no matter the cost. If they don’t know about the benefits of medical transport by commercial airlines, they may assume that an air ambulance is their best – or only – option. However,…
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Four Reasons to Use Medical Escorts for Children During Travel
If you’ve ever traveled with a child, you’ve heard this classic question: “Are we there yet?” That inquiry takes on greater urgency for children and their parents if a child is traveling while sick or injured. Medical escorts for children during travel can help ease stress in these situations by providing care for young patients.…
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Have a Listen: SentinelMED’s Eugene Delaune Explains the Job of Senior Medical Consultant for a Travel Insurance Company on Humans of Travel
Building a temporary intensive care ward in a hotel room in Haiti may not be listed as a requirement for the job of a senior medical consultant for a travel insurance company. But that's exactly what happened in a case Dr. Eugene Delaune oversaw for Allianz Travel. Delaune, SentinelMED's medical director, shared this story in…
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Medical Documents to Travel With: A List to Review Before You Leave Home
Before you leave on a trip, you probably check your itinerary, whether you locked the front door, and whether you packed your toothbrush. But you may overlook an important consideration before long-distance travel—are there medical documents to travel with, and which ones are the most important? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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