by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Nov 28, 2017 | Emergency Response, Expats, Ground Ambulance, Health, Medical News
In recent times, there has been a rise of attacks especially in African countries and security issues are on the rise, which have left some dead and others in need of urgent critical care. The recent attacks in Niger comes to mind where, first Eight people were killed...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Nov 28, 2017 | Emergency Response, Expats, Ground Ambulance, Health, Medical News
At Flying Doctors Nigeria, besides our periodic peer review sessions, we observe annual external audit and review sessions with leading emergency medical professionals from the United Kingdom. We recently conducted one of such audits. This was done by the renowned...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Nov 27, 2017 | General
Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service for the week of November 27, 2017. Madagascar’s plague epidemic is slowing, but we must sustain the response Madagascar’s unprecedented outbreak of pneumonic plague...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Nov 23, 2017 | Emergency Response, Ground Ambulance, Health
It is a common misconception that patients who are on ventilators do not survive and the family should not be bothered to care for them. However, they have a chance for survival, if properly managed. Also, contrary to what most people might think, critical care...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Nov 21, 2017 | Health
According to WHO, the plague is a very severe disease. There are different kinds of the plague. The plague is contagious and can have severe epidemics through person-to-person contact. The WHO stated on their website that from 2010 to 2015, there were 3248 cases...