by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Mar 17, 2022 | General
According to the Brookings Institute, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting critical health services and undermining years of progress fighting other deadly diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), and malaria, which continue to be the...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Mar 5, 2022 | Emergency Response, Expats, First Aid, General, Occupational Health
Strong emotions like fear, sadness, or other symptoms of depression are normal, but when they interfere with our daily activities then it becomes an issue. What is Stress It is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Feb 21, 2022 | Emergency Response, Ground Ambulance, Health
An air ambulance is a specially outfitted helicopter, or fixed-wing aircraft, that medevacs injured or sick people in a medical emergency or over distances or terrain impractical for a conventional ground ambulance. History of Air Ambulance As with many Emergency...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Feb 17, 2022 | Emergency Response, First Aid, General
How can you tell if someone has a spinal injury? Assume a person has a spinal injury if: There’s evidence of a head injury; look for wounds on the head or suspect if a patient is unconscious or semi-consciousThe person is experiencing pain in his or her neck/backThe...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Jan 25, 2022 | Emergency Response, Expats, First Aid, General, Ground Ambulance, Health, Occupational Health, Remote Site
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure that combines chest compressions often with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and...
