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International SOS Evacuates Aid Worker from Aceh, Indonesia
23 June 2005
Singapore
International SOS has air-lifted the Hong Kong aid worker who suffered a gun-shot wound in the neck in Aceh to Singapore on an air ambulance, a Beechcraft 1900 for surgery at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
The patient is accompanied by an International SOS medical team, comprising an aviation medicine doctor, anaesthetist and an ICU doctor and nurse. The patient left Medan at 1855 hrs (Singapore time) and is scheduled to arrive at Seletar Airbase at approximately 2030 hrs (Singapore time).
The patient is currently conscious and in a stable condition. She is also breathing without medical aid and can move her limbs.
International SOS had earlier assisted in her admission to the Intensive Care Unit at the Gleneagles Medan Hospital. At the hospital, International SOS doctors worked with the local doctors to stabilize the patient, took the necessary and precautionary X-rays as well as attended to her wound.
International SOS has global operations in over 60 countries, spanning five continents. The company provides clients with a comprehensive portfolio of medical and security services to ensure that people travelling and working internationally have access to immediate help. International SOS' services range from 24-hour medical advice, referrals to qualified doctors and hospitals as well as provision of emergency medical and security evacuations when there is a critical illness, accident or civil unrest. Last year, the company handled over 370,000 assistance cases, including more than 10,000 medical evacuations.
For more information, please contact:
Grace Ngoh
International SOS
DID: (65) 6330-0134
Mobile: (65) 9878-9623
Email: grace.ngoh@internationalsos.com
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