Medical Repatriation

Pulmonary embolus.

2020-02-07T18:00:00-06:00

Coronary Artery Stenosis

Our gentleman woke up in the middle of the night breathless and sweating profusely.

He felt his heart pounding and beating rapidly so much so that he went straight to a local clinic on the island.

2020-02-05T18:00:00-06:00

Pneumonia and Pulmonary embolism

Fever and vomiting lead this man to go to the hospital .

Investigations showed that his saturations were 82 % and further tests proved pneumonia.

2020-01-29T18:00:00-06:00

Evacuation for personal problems.

After being evacuated from a cruise ship , we deployed a nurse escort to repatriate a lady who had personal reasons for coming home.

2020-01-22T11:00:00-06:00

Slipped on the ice

First day of an Icelandic holiday and our lady slipped on the ice.

2020-01-21T18:00:00-06:00

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