Heart Attack in Mexico
In May of 2015 I posted information on my heart attack while in Canada with the comment that I don't think I would have survived if I had been in Mexico. I am now posting a brief story of what can hap...
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Superb talented doctors go to where the money is - just like in the USA.
I practice what I preach - I've had to do this twice (ugh).
GET STABILIZED! Even a country doctor has more training than you do. Any clinica can stabilize to the best of their ability. Then evacuate north if that is indicated.
If a passenger cannot climb the stairway to the aircraft door they are denied passage - so take this under consideration. I was -almost- denied passage in Zihuatanejo because of Atrial Fibrillation. I stumbled on the stairs.
I did the best I could trying to get some kind of estimate from several air evac cases. The best time from phone call to pushing the emergency doors open at a US hospital was 14 hours. The slowest was "in excess" of 26 hours. Evacs must be conducted from a major airport.
Superb talented doctors go to where the money is - just like in the USA.
I practice what I preach - I've had to do this twice (ugh).
GET STABILIZED! Even a country doctor has more training than you do. Any clinica can stabilize to the best of their ability. Then evacuate north if that is indicated.
If a passenger cannot climb the stairway to the aircraft door they are denied passage - so take this under consideration. I was -almost- denied passage in Zihuatanejo because of Atrial Fibrillation. I stumbled on the stairs.
I did the best I could trying to get some kind of estimate from several air evac cases. The best time from phone call to pushing the emergency doors open at a US hospital was 14 hours. The slowest was "in excess" of 26 hours. Evacs must be conducted from a major airport.
