Case Study: From Lagos to Cairo
Medjet Medical Assistance recently completed a difficult repatriation from Lagos, Nigeria, to Cairo, Egypt. Our alarm centre received a medevac request from a client regarding an 81-year-old female patient who had been hypertensive for over 40 years, with poor drugs compliance, and who had previously experienced a stoke. The details of the case were then passed on to our medical team.
After evaluating the medical details of the patient, the medical team awarded fit to fly clearance. Flight preparations began immediately after client approval.
The patient was carefully transferred from the hospital they had been in, to the aircraft, and was successfully loaded onboard. However, despite the best efforts of our experienced team, the patient’s medical condition began to deteriorate at this point.
It was at this time that our medical team took the difficult decision to transport the patient at ground level to minimise the effects of air pressure changes on the patient’s medical condition. After this important decision was made, the patient was transported carefully to their destination in Cairo, where her condition began to improve.
Medjet Medical Assistance provides worldwide medical assistance and repatriation with the following services: air ambulance, medical escort, ground ambulance, cost containment, and medical follow-up services. Medjet also has agreements for discounted rates with many hospitals.
Beyond this, Medjet provides a range of roadside and medical assistance services across Turkey, including the following services: roadside assistance, towing and rescue, taxi, rent a car, and customs office services, including temporary and permanent vehicle abandonment services, flight tickets, etc.
Medjet has agreements with over 1,000 providers across Turkey, as well as a direct network of providers in Egypt, Greece, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, US, and Yemen.
October 2023
Issue
In the second of our Assistance and Repatriation Reviews of 2023 we look at Antarctic assistance and extreme medical assistance for explorers and remote workers. We also examine factors driving cost increases in medical assistance around the world. Covid ramped up the cost of assistance, but what else has actually changed currently? In this issue we also look at treatment and evacuation options from the Caribbean. Finally, we look into the red flags that insurers need to watch out for when contracting with ground ambulance service providers.
Medjet Medical Assistance
Medjet Medical Assistance was founded in 2012, and provides medical assistance and roadside assistance services. Medjet has extensive experience in medical assistance and roadside assistance, and has been in the market for approximately 20 years.
