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HOW TO BOOK AN AIR 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...
OFFSHORE MEDICAL
Introduction This is designed for people working in the oil & gas industry in Africa that may have questions about why they need a medical and what will happen. Why do you need a medical? Most people do not feel the need to have regular medical screening because...
Experience Healthcare Anywhere
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...
4 Stress Management Tips for Healthcare Professionals
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...
Are Air Ambulance Services a Luxury?
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...
FIRST AID AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT – SPINAL INJURY
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...
