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
example – ski injury, a person may need to be evacuated due to an injury to be taken to hospital for treatment.
example – altitude sickness
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.
