by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Dec 13, 2018 | Emergency Response, First Aid, General
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....
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Sep 26, 2018 | Emergency Response, First Aid, General
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...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Sep 26, 2018 | Emergency Response, First Aid, General
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...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Sep 26, 2018 | Emergency Response, First Aid, General
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...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Sep 25, 2018 | Emergency Response, First Aid, General, Ground Ambulance
You may wish to enquire about air ambulance transport if you are involved in the care of a patient who needs to be transported to a higher level of care of a long distance in a short timeframe. It may seem like a daunting task, but our team at the Flying Doctors...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Sep 17, 2018 | Expats, First Aid, General, Health
These are pieces of solid materials that form in the gallbladder; a small organ located under the liver. holds a digestive fluid called bile that’s released into your small intestine. Often, people who have gall stones are unaware of its presence until a bile...
