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Aeromedical retrievals for gastrointestinal disorders in rural and remote Australia: the need for improved access to specialist advice
Author(s) -
Gardiner Fergus W.,
Bishop Lara,
McMahon Kathryn,
Nwose Ezekiel U.,
Connor Susan,
Begun Jakob,
Andrews Jane M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.14822
Subject(s) - medicine , service (business) , medical advice , specialist care , medical emergency , family medicine , nursing , primary care , economy , economics
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides medical care to populations without access to traditional health‐care services. From 2014 to 2018 the RFDS conducted 6007 (≈1201/year) aeromedical retrievals for gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. More detailed research is needed to determine specific GI disorders that contributed to this caseload, and in particular inform whether the establishment of a GI specialist service is justified.