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Assistance & Repatriation Review | April 2019

Assistance and Repatriation April 2019 Cover

This issue explores how decisions are made around the right time to repatriate a patient and how disagreements along the way are mitigated and overcome; we get to know more about the protocols and challenges involved in international funeral repatriations; and we navigate the options around the use of ground ambulances. We also have insights from industry professionals on a range of repatriation topics, and we talk to Carlos Hernandez of Tangiers International about his career and current industry issues.

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In this issue

The right time to repatriate?

Should patients be treated in-situ or repatriated to their home country?

There are multiple choices to be made during the repatriation process, but the decision of when to repatriate a patient is the pivotal consideration. How is this decision made and…
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1 Apr 2019

Christian Northwood

Ground ambulance options

Ground ambulance options

Mandy Langfield explores the issues around transporting patients via road ambulance
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1 Apr 2019

Editorial Team

The ins and outs of funeral repats

The ins and outs of funeral repats

Understanding the processes, challenges and protocols inherent in the funeral repatriation industry is key for those who partner with such companies in the global travel and medical assistance arena. Fiona…
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1 Apr 2019

Fiona Greenwood

Funeral companies prep for Brexit

Funeral companies prep for Brexit

Sam Tester, Operations Manager at Homeland International, ponders how Brexit could impact the funeral and repatriation sector
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1 Apr 2019

Sam Tester

China: assistance challenges

China: assistance challenges

Takaaki Chiyo of Emergency Assistance Japan looks at the challenges of language barriers in his line of work and explains how these can be overcome
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1 Apr 2019

Takaaki Chiyo

How mental health affects a repat

How mental health affects a repat

Dr Adrian Hyzler, Chief Medical Officer of Healix International, explores how the needs of a patient suffering from mental health issues can change the shape of a repatriation
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1 Apr 2019

Adrian Hyzler

Permanxiety

Permanxiety: a new mental health phenomenon

Chris Knight, Head of Corporate Services for CEGA, opines on a new mental health phenomenon, and the impact that it could have on corporate assistance provision
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29 Mar 2019

Chris Knight

Remote island retrievals

Remote island retrievals

Aircraft type, fuel reserves and weather conditions are just some of the key challenges when organising patient evacuations from remote islands. Alastair Lithgow, Fixed Wing Co-ordinator for ER24 shares his…
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29 Mar 2019

Alastair Lithgow

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