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5 STEP PROCEDURES FOR EVACUATION
Conducting a successful evacuation is not an easy task. It’s an emergency medevac process that requires physical and intellectual abilities. At Flying Doctors Nigeria, below are the procedures we follow for our aeromedical evacuation/medevac process. EMERGENCY CALL:...
What should be in your first aid box?
What is an office first aid box? Your first aid box contains all the materials that should be used to deliver immediate basic care to personnel in your office environment. This is of particularly important group of items for the oil & gas /mining industry because...
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
WHAT IS DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS Decompression sickness (DSC, also known as generalized barotrauma, the bends or caisson disease) is as a result of inadequate decompression following exposure to increased pressure. It refers to injuries caused by a rapid decrease in the...
Top 3 things to include in your medical emergency response plan (MERP) when working in Africa
What is a MERP? An MERP is a plan of action for the efficient deployment and coordination of services, agencies and personnel to provide the earliest possible response to an emergency. In Africa, public agencies that provide these services are often limited in...
LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK CLAIMS THE LIFE OF THREE HEALTH PRACTITIONERS: Black January in Federal Teaching Hospital
In the early hours of Sunday 14th January, 2017, two medical doctors were reported dead after they had direct contact with a patient diagnosed with acute Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (Lassa fever). Having managed this patient earlier, the two doctors suddenly fell ill and...
Industries We Typically Work With
The Flying Doctors Nigeria Air Ambulance Service typically provides our remote site services, emergency medical assistance, medical procurement, air ambulance services and medical evacuation/air ambulance companies to the following types of organization: Oil and Gas...