Nursing

AirCARE1 Featured in ITIJ: Keeping Crews Safe During the Pandemic

By |2023-08-14T13:49:14+00:00September 1st, 2022|Categories: Medical Transportation, Nursing|

ACE Air and Ambulance, Fox Flight Air Ambulance and AirCARE1 told ITIJ how they managed to keep their crews safe during the height of the pandemic – and beyond ACE Air and Ambulance On 5 March 2020, the first Covid case in southern Africa was identified in South Africa: a male citizen returning from a stay in Italy. As an air and ground ambulance service, ACE had been monitoring the goings on in Europe and the US. Dr Charles Crawshaw, ACE Air and Ambulance Chief Medical Director, tells ITIJ: [...]

Providing Care for Hospice Patients

By |2024-04-17T15:43:42+00:00June 30th, 2022|Categories: Holistic Care, Nursing|

Caring for and assisting hospice patients during their end-of-life medical journey is a challenging yet fulfilling job. Amongst many things, ultimately it is important to support hospice patients by fulfilling their wants and needs to ensure they are comfortable in their last days. This article will help illustrate just how special this patient population is, and how respect and compassion should be the main priority when rendering medical aid. Starting with my first experience with a hospice patient, this story resonates in my mind as clear as day. I remember [...]

5 Emerging Health Care Trends in 2022

By |2023-06-28T15:37:57+00:00January 31st, 2022|Categories: Health, Medical Equipment, Nursing, Preventative Care|

It's 2022, and the world of healthcare is a very different place than it was in 2017. You will find that many of the trends we are seeing today have been around for some time, but they are now becoming more mainstream as people become aware of them and start to implement them into their practices. Healthcare is a $3 trillion industry worldwide and growing at an average rate of 6% per year. The global population is also increasing, which means more people with chronic conditions will require ongoing care. [...]