Wednesday, 29 October 2014

5 DIY Methods to Make Halloween Dresses Using Medical Accessories

Dare to be different this Halloween! Say goodbye to traditional store-brought scary costumes and try these 5 DIY creative ideas to make your Halloween dress using medical accessories.  Halloween is the perfect time to create a thrilling costume that will scare the life out of people. With a little makeup, a few household items and a few inexpensive medical accessories, you can create a scary look in no time. With no dearth of choices, here...

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

How to Use Portable Oxygen Concentrators (POCs)?

Portable Oxygen Concentrators are life saving machines for patients with chronic breathing problems. POC’s take in regular atmospheric air and purify it. The patient receives pure oxygen after the cleaning process. The oxygen enters the blood stream and aids in daily activities of the patient. Hence, the pressure on the heart is reduced. Let’s look at the right way of using a POC. 1. Call in the Experts Before a patient starts using the POC, he needs to call in the travel medical assistance company and get a complete demo from an expert....

Saturday, 25 October 2014

Understanding Everything You Need To Know About Commercial Medical Escorts

A commercial medical escort is a paramedic professional who accompanies a patient on a commercial flight or an ambulance in order to take care of him medically. A patient, who needs to be transferred to a medical facility, needs a professional who can monitor him at all times and address all his needs, professionally. Accompanying family members might be able to provide the care and concern, but they are not trained to handle a medical emergency....

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Medical Tourism - The Next Big Thing

Medical tourism in very simple terms implies the movement of people from one country to another in search of better medical care. The trips are well planned and a lot of research goes into the whole exercise. They are a combination of surgical care, combined with touring, a small vacation and sightseeing too. It is a silent but powerful revolution that has been sweeping the medical corridors for over a decade now. The countries that have directly benefited from...

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

A Complete Guide to Using Portable Oxygen Concentrators

POC’s or portable oxygen concentrators have tanks with compressed oxygen inside them. POC’s irrespective of whether portable or stationery are capable of taking the air from the room and converting it into a concentrated form of oxygen. The air we inhale has 21% oxygen and the rest is mostly nitrogen. Most POC’s come with their carry-away cases and travel carts. They can be easily used while travelling or when you are outdoors. Let’s read a small...

Saturday, 18 October 2014

Steps That Will Help You To Determine The Cost Of Air Ambulance

Hiring an air ambulance is a very costly affair. Selecting whether you need a helicopter or an aircraft is the easy part. Whether you will be able to bear the fees is the tricky part. The fees of an air ambulance can range from $12000 to $25000 depending on the service provider and the distance that is being covered. As obvious emergency air transport is called for in an extreme medical emergency where transporting the patient to a medical facility...

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Ebola Virus and Its Preventions

Ebola is a deadly virus for which scientists are still trying desperately to find a cure. Ebola is transmitted by coming in contact with the blood of an infected person. No records have been found of transmission through air. The carriers of this virus are believed to be fruit bats, but the virus does not affect them at all. Humans get infected when they come in direct contact with bats or dead animals infected by them. Take the following precautions...

Saturday, 11 October 2014

How Travelers Can Prepare For Medical Emergencies Outside Their Country?

The itinerary of a vacation is the key to its success. However, even the perfect planning cannot anticipate any accidents or medical emergencies that may arise all of a sudden. It is critical to review your healthcare and other medical policies before departing the country for a vacation abroad. Travelers should be prepared for any medical needs that might arise and know the resources they can count on in a foreign country. They should be ready...

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Why Medical Evacuation Coverage is Necessary for Cruise Trips?

While planning your next vacation keep in mind that emergencies can occur anywhere. And when thousands of miles away from land, evacuation may be the only viable option for you. Whenever you plan your vacation for a cruise, you never really consider the potential medical emergencies or other incidents that may threaten to sour your trip. These emergencies occur a lot more than you think. And once they do, the process of treating or evacuating...

Saturday, 4 October 2014

What Kind of Medical Equipment is On a Medical Flight Transport

Air ambulances transport critical patients, so it must be obvious they carry equipment required to handle the patients’ condition. Here are the things that make an air ambulance safe, even for highly critical patients. Air ambulance transportation is meant for highly critical patients, who are unable to travel via normal passenger flights or have to be rushed across over the city’s traffic ridden road networks when timeliness is of prime importance....

Thursday, 2 October 2014

Medical Repatriation- Meaning and Significance

In situations where a person, suffers from an injury or illness, outside his native country that person can be entitled to medical repatriation. This is a service provided by the medical escort companies that assists patients in returning to their country of citizenship. A medical evacuation is generally carried out in cases of a medical emergency where treatment is not readily available. Under this, you will be transported to the nearest medical facility,...