What is a medical evacuation? – This is where to a medical issue or injury a person may need to be evacuated for medical treatment due to access / location where you are situated. Top of a mountain for example or a remote area.
example – ski injury, a person may have to be evacuated due to an injury and will need to be taken to hospital for treatment by helicopter.
example – altitude sickness ( quite common in Peru, Nepal etc )
example – accident / illness in remote location
This is why it is essential that people travelling should get travel insurance, especially if taking part in sporting activities, winter sports.
Also this can happen to move a patient to a safer place, or for better medical treatment, depending on where they are in the world.
