The importance of pre-Hospital Care for trauma patients cannot be over emphasized. Research by the World Health Organization reported that 5.8 million deaths annually can be attributed to injuries, 90% of these occur in developing countries like Nigeria. Also, it is...
Overview Flying Doctors Nigeria provided medical assistance to Mr James who was suffering from breathing difficulties due to COVID-19 complications. Location: Abuja, Nigeria. Problem Mr James was a foreign national on assignment in Nigeria. He contracted COVID-19...
The appendix is a 2- to 4-inch, worm-shaped organ attached to the lower half of the intestines. Doctors cannot precisely say what function this organ serves in the body. It’s possible it contributes to fighting off some infections, but we aren’t quite sure....
Bad breath is a symptom in which a noticeably unpleasant breath odor is present. It can be embarrassing and in some cases may even cause anxiety. Products such as toothpaste, mouthwash and other oral hygiene products frequently are only temporary measures. They...
You may think this is straight out of the juju scene of a Nollywood movie but according to Ronald L. Holle’s paper, ‘Annual rates of lightning fatalities by country’, 24,000 people are killed by lightning strikes around the world each year and about 240,000 are...
One of the most common questions we are asked at the Flying Doctors air ambulance service is how much the service costs. The short answer is that ‘it depends’. The cost of an air ambulance service depends on a whole number of factors that we will be discussing in this...