Case studies and guides from the escort desk
What actually happens on commercial-airline medical escort and repatriation missions, written by the people who fly them, for the case managers and families who arrange them.
Fit to Fly: How Airline Medical Clearance (MEDIF) Actually Works
What the MEDIF form is, who needs one, the waiting periods airlines apply after surgery or a heart attack, the oxygen rules, and how a clearance gets approved.
8 min read · Blake Yturralde
When Operational Pressure Challenges Clinical Judgment
A Just Culture perspective on international medical escort transport: a pulmonary patient, two failed oxygen plans, and the bedside decision that kept the mission safe.
3 min read · Blake Yturralde
When the Hospital Turns Hostile: A Psychiatric Repatriation From Ghana
A sedated patient held in a facility that would not let our escort see her, a driver who could not be trusted, and the security decisions that got patient and escort home.
4 min read · Blake Yturralde
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