Assessing patients' conditions in advance of air medical transportation

Denise Waye, President of AirCARE1 International, looks at how technology is helping to provide a true assessment of a patient’s condition ahead of pick-up

Rendering security assistance

Rick Sheer, Director of Security at Northcott Global Solutions in the UK, talks about his experience of providing security assistance and looks at how best to prepare for incidents in...

Case study: repatriating mortal remains from Iraq to India

Sam Tester at Homeland International explores the intricacies and challenges involved in repatriating mortal remains through the example of a recent case that involved a transportation from Iraq to India

Case study: medical help on a cruise ship in the Pacific Ocean

Dr Ilya Rapoport, Medical Director at AP Companies, reports on the decisions faced by his assistance team in a case involving a spinal stroke suffered on a cruise ship in...

Case study: Repatriation from Tunisia to Germany

Charlotte Stehn of Malteser, based in Germany, details a repatriation case involving a patient with sepsis in which medical details were hard to come by, explaining how this challenge was...

Ground ambulance options

Mandy Langfield explores the issues around transporting patients via road ambulance