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Medevacs

04 May 2024

By Public Relations

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Zambia Flying Doctor Service (ZFDS) on the 29th of April,2024 evacuated a 35-year-old Road Traffic Accident Victim (RTA) from Mansa, Luapula Province to Lusaka's University Teaching Hospital (UTH) adult hospital.   The patient was admitted at KGH on 26th April 2024 with a history of being involved in an RTA on Tuta Road on his way to Samfya District.   According to the CT scan, examination revealed that the patient had anterior displacement with posterior rib fracture.   It was noted that the patient had progress paralysis with difficulty in breathing and needed further Orthopaedic spine management at UTH.   The admission hospital obtained approval from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to use ZFDS to evacuate the patient to the referral hospital to enable the patient to urgently access the specialised services.   MOH gave a go-ahead and the patient was evacuated. The patient remains admitted at the country's highest facility.

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