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Air ambulance transport of patients with infectious disease
Ever wondered how patients with infectious diseases are transported via air ambulance? What precautions need to be taken when these patients are transported by ground ambulance? For more information about the transportation of patients with infectious disease by both...
Major Incidents and Air Ambulance Transport
What is a major incident? The Department of Health's Strategic National Guidance to the NHS for Major Incident Emergency Planning (2005) defines a major incident as any occurrence that presents a serious threat to the health of the community, disruption to the service...
How to prepare for a healthy Hajj
Thousands of people across Africa travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj every year. Sometimes they become unwell during Hajj and require air ambulance transfer. Here are our tip’s for preparing for a healthy Hajj:...
Common Reasons for Air Ambulance Transfer
There are many reasons why a person may require air ambulance transfer. Over the years we have seen hundreds of cases across the continent of Africa from snake bites to gunshot wounds to animal attacks. We have performed medical evacuations across West/Central Africa,...
Health Tips for Expats on Assignment in Africa
Read our collection of health tips for expats moving to work in Africa, we cover everything from infectious diseases, to road safety, to air ambulances and international health insurance in this article:...
Air Ambulance’s, Good Samaritian’s and the Problem of distance
It’s often thought that the first recorded emergency transport was recorded in the Bible in the parable of the Good Samaritan. The parable of the Good Samaritan is a didactic story told by Jesus in Luke 10:25–37. It is about a traveler who is stripped of clothing,...