Medical Repatriation

Severe septic shock

Two days of high temperatures and nausea and vomiting led to a collapse and worse was to follow.

2020-01-12T18:00:00-06:00

Collapse, Dementia.

An elderly gentleman was found collapsed whilst on holiday in Tenerife.

After speaking to his wife we found out that this was the second time this had happened and that he has had declining health over the past few months.

2020-01-08T18:00:00-06:00

Air Ambulance for severe Pancreatitis.

Initial hospital admission for severe abdominal pain turned out to be something more sinister.

2019-12-21T18:00:00-06:00

Heart Attack and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.

On the last day of a weeks break in Alicante, our man suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the University Hospital.

2019-12-18T18:00:00-06:00

Family visit becomes a costly medical emergency

This gentleman returned home to Pakistan to visit friends and family and didn't take out any travel insurance.

Two days of feeling weak and lethargic followed by another day of slurred speech and vomiting.

Finally agreeing to attend a local hospital resulted in a 15 day stay, most of which was in ITU on a ventilator.

2019-12-13T18:00:00-06:00

Double fracture after stairs gave way.

Heading upstairs at her hotel our lady found herself on the floor after a concrete step crumbled beneath her.
Unfortunately she landed on the same knee that had been operated on only the year before.

2019-12-04T21:30:00-06:00

Dramatic end to a river cruise.

This 94 year old gentleman had just finished a week long cruise which terminated in Oporto.
when he arrived at the airport he tripped on the revolving door and had to be taken to hospital.

2019-12-02T11:38:52-06:00

Severe Road Traffic Accident.

Our patient was stationary in her vehicle when she was hit from behind by a careless truck driver.

2019-11-21T18:00:00-06:00

Urgent Air Ambulance.

A gentleman with a pre existing cancer diagnosis became unwell whilst in Tenerife, Spain.

2019-11-20T18:00:00-06:00

Cardiac Arrest following an acute MI on the beach.

Patient required an air ambulance as he was ventilated post cardiac arrest .

2019-11-14T18:00:00-06:00

Sycope leading to Coronary Artery Bypass graft

After a period of feeling unwell and fainting our patient was taken to hospital in New York. There they found his condition to be more serious than first though and he was rushed to theatre for Coronary Bypass surgery.

2019-11-12T18:00:00-06:00

Marbella trauma

A traumatic fall led to this gentleman being ambulanced to hospital.
once there he was xrayed and found to have had a fractured neck of femur .

2019-11-08T18:00:00-06:00

Chronic obstructive airways disease.

This gentleman was feeling unwell prior to his holiday but didn't want to spoil the family vacation.

2019-11-07T18:00:00-06:00

Septicaemia from Peritonitis

This elderly lady was rushed to hospital with severe abdominal symptoms.

2019-10-28T19:00:00-05:00

Newly diagnosed Cardiac problem.

Our lady was flying to Orlando by herself when she fainted onboard the aircraft . Two further fainting episodes followed and she was hospitalised on arrival.

2019-10-27T19:00:00-05:00

A small stroke onboard a cruise ship.

This lady had booked a Baltic cruise for herself and a couple of friends, calling in her native Sweden.

However both travel companions backed out for differing reasons but she desided to continue on her own.

2019-10-23T18:00:00-05:00

Cruise ship fracture.

A freak wave sent the ship rolling along with our poor patient who fell and hurt himself.
He was taken to the ships sickbay and xrayed, which showed a fractured neck of femur .

2019-10-23T17:00:00-05:00

Sub arachnoid haemorrhage.

This elderly gentleman had a simple fall but what was to follow was far from simple.
Shortly after he began to fit and was rushed to hospital and after a CT scan diagnosed a sub arachnoid haemorrhage.

2019-10-20T17:00:00-05:00