A Prospective Investigation of the Impact of Telemedicine and Telemetry on Global Medical Evacuation Rates.

Objectives: This study examines whether the availability of telemedicine on offshore installations reduces medical evacuation rates.

Methods: This is a prospective cohort study on offshore platforms in the United States, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. Emergency evacuation rates were compared between locations with telemedicine (United States) and 2 control groups without telemedicine (Malaysia, United Kingdom).

Medical evacuations in the oil and gas industry: a retrospective review with implications for future evacuation and preventative strategies.

Background: Businesses increasingly conduct operations in remote areas where medical evacuation [Medevac(s)] carries more risk. Royal Dutch Shell developed a remote healthcare strategy whereby enhanced remote healthcare is made available to the patient through use of telemedicine and telemetry. To evaluate that strategy, a review of Medevacs of Shell International employees [i.

Business travelers' risk perception of infectious diseases: where are the knowledge gaps, and how serious are they?

Background: Many studies have explored the risk perception of frequent business travelers (FBT) toward malaria. However, less is known about their knowledge of other infectious diseases. This study aimed to identify knowledge gaps by determining the risk perception of FBT toward 11 infectious diseases.