Flying doctors are registered medical professionals who specialize in critical care and emergency medicine. They can administer treatment to patients in remote locations where a doctor cannot travel quickly enough by ground transportation. As a result, flying doctors can fill critical roles in hospitals and other medical facilities. They can treat patients who cannot travel to the nearest hospital due to illness or injury, or who are in remote areas without access to medical care. Flying doctors can also help address the shortage of medical professionals in remote areas by bringing expertise to areas where it’s scarce. They can perform many different types of procedures, including stitching up wounds, setting broken bones, removing stitches, removing skin grafts, and more. Some flying doctors specialize in a certain type of procedure, while others can do anything from setting broken bones to stitching wounds. These procedures are outlined below:
Airway management is a critical part of the assessment of a patient who may be having a medical emergency. It’s important to keep a patient’s airway open so that they can breathe. If they lose oxygen, they can become brain damaged or die. If they are having a cardiac or breathing emergency, it’s important to keep their airway open. A flying doctor can help with this process, as well as with the administration of oxygen. A flying doctor can also administer drugs to help manage a patient’s breathing.
A flying doctor can help with stitching up wounds. This can be particularly helpful in remote areas where there is no access to a doctor. A flying doctor can use a special type of thread to close up wounds, such as wounds from surgery. They can also use special tools to close up wounds without stitches.
A flying doctor can set broken bones, such as a broken femur or broken tibia. This can be particularly helpful in remote areas where there is no access to a doctor and a broken bone cannot be set without surgery. A flying doctor can use special tools to set broken bones without surgery. They can also use a splint to help support a broken bone for a period of time until the broken bone heals.
A flying doctor can remove stitches, such as from a surgery or another type of procedure. This can be helpful if a patient has stitches that need to come out quickly. A flying doctor can remove the stitches quickly and easily, and can do so without causing further injury. They can also help with the closure of incisions that have been opened.
A flying doctor can perform a skin graft, such as if a patient has burns that cover a large portion of their body. A flying doctor can apply skin from a different part of the body to the burned area to help cover it up and protect it. They can also apply skin from other sources, such as cadavers, to help cover up burns and other wounds.
Flying doctors are a specialized type of medical professional who can perform critical care and emergency medical procedures in remote locations where a doctor cannot travel quickly enough by ground transportation. They can administer treatment to patients who cannot travel to the nearest hospital due to illness or injury, or who are in remote areas without access to medical care. These procedures include stitching up wounds, setting broken bones, removing stitches, and skin grafts.