Cruise ships are like floating cities, with various amenities like restaurants, movie theaters, gyms, shops, and casinos. However, if you find yourself sick on a cruise ship, the amenity you may need most is the ship infirmary. Most large cruise ships have an infirmary, where you can get care for minor injuries and medical emergencies.…
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Put Safety First with a Medical Escort for Travel After an Injury
Medical escort services are often considered for patients with serious illnesses and medical conditions. But they can also provide vital assistance if you must travel after an injury. For example, a cracked sternum, spinal injury, or brain injury could make flying risky, especially over long distances. Having support from a medical escort for travel with…
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Military and Emergency Room Medical Experience Prepared SentinelMED Chief Medical Officer for Current Role
Working in war zones, disaster zones, and urban emergency departments gave Dr. Eugene Delaune the broad medical experience needed to manage care for travelers thousands of miles away. Delaune, the chief medical officer for SentinelMED, recently described some of those experiences in an article in the International Travel & Health Insurance Journal. In addition to sharing…
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Strategies for Beating Jet Lag
Dr. Eugene Delaune, the medical director at SentinelMED, recently shared his advice for minimizing jet lag with the Wall Street Journal. Read his advice below for tips to beat jet lag while traveling. Regardless of which direction people are traveling, they can employ strategies to combat the effects of jet lag. Without any change in…
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