Tragedy At Fuerteventura Airport Causes Major Concerns (translated)

[Spike On Q]

Don't they transfer patients requiring specialist treatment from one hospital to another in the UK these days. I thought I had read somewhere that alot of specialist units were closing and of patients being moved some distance by road [not air] to ensure they get the necessary care?

I watched my old mum die in an NHS hospital not long ago - and now my own recent tragedy.

PLEASE OH PLEASE let me die in hospital here in Fuerteventura - not too soon though!

[isleswing]

Has anyone been watching Bangkok Airport on BBC3?
They've got a whole fleet of full-time doctors and nurses there. Then again, it's just about as big and busy as an airport can be, and given the state of some of their passengers, they need good medical cover.
Being non-eu, though, I suspect that it's run more as a business than a service.

The question is, I suppose,  How many of the people passing through the airport each day need any sort of medical attention?

I do know that if I, or a loved one, was taken unwell, I'd rather a fully equipped and highly trained paramedic arrived in a few minutes, dealt with me and transferred me to the hospital for full treatment, than a bored, probably low qualified, on-site doctor who probably only got the job because he was the cheapest.
There could hardly be an easier route between hospital and airport - 8-10km of dual carriageway and only one roundabout that I can think of.

Are there any emergency clinics 'down south' I wonder. I should think there's more need for one there.

[calculator]

How wrong can people be about the hospital and the ambulance service...........both are a pile of s$ht.

Firstly, most of the ambulances are nothing more than taxis with flashing lights on top. They do not contain doctors, nurses nor highly trained paramedics.
3 categories of ambulance; A, B, and C.
A and B are the most common and contain first aiders with basic skills. They will usually be first on scene.
Type C contain qualified nurse or qualified doctor capable of advanced medical skills. These are like hens teeth. Most likely only called out for important people or by request from type A or B.

The hospital - knowing some of the staff, I dread the prospect of ending up there!! According to the people that know, Fuerteventura is a lovely place to live UNTIL YOU GET ILL. Not much more to be said.
Break a leg or get a nose bleed, it's fine. But for serious and major conditions, it's a no no. Flying to GC is not much use if there's a bleed on the brain!!

BTW, last year there was a bloke who needed a heli to GC - it couldn't happen as he was too tall for the heli (just over 6 feet). Couldn't fit him in horizontally. A private plane had to be hired.

Just because a bunch of expats are happy that they got treated in the hospital without incident doesn't mean that it's any good.

The centro salud in Puerto is even worse. So bad that the locals prefer to go to the hospital instead, lol.

[Ivemovedon]

you're not impressed then?

[Jock719]

Our daughter had a nasty accident requiring immediate emergency attention at the A&E in Corralejo, the attention she received was first class. Both at the time and afterwards.

[Mr Boo Boo]

Imagine a lot of the doctors and nurses time is taken up sorting out drunken English tourist louts who have over abused the happy hours in Caleta

[Spike On Q]

24/7/365 at Canarian Health Service Centres in Gran Tarajal and Moro Jable - you need your EHIC card and a passport unless you are a non E.U citizen. Emergency treatment prior to transfer to main hospital if required. Breaks, sprains and other non serious conditions treated immediately.

Emergency ambulances all have one trained paramedic on board.