title: Accidents and repatriation.
abstract: Accidents and injury contribute greatly to the morbidity and mortality of travellers worldwide, with road traffic accidents being a major contributer. Those travelers with serious illness and injury may need specialised medical evacuation services, which may involve an air ambulance and a specialised medical team. Such aeromedical repatriations require considerable organisation and liaison between the sending and receiving medical services and other interested parties. However, the majority of travellers requiring emergency assistance are stable patients requiring referral for medical or dental attention or special requirements for carriage on scheduled aircraft.
authors.affiliation: Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicene, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Leggat
authors.forename: Philip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods*; D014195:Travel; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*