Evacuation and Emergency Planning

The risk of personnel working abroad becoming ill or injured is real. Impeccable preparation and protocol need to be in place in order to deal with any medical emergency in a rapid and efficient manner. Frontier Medical assists clients in the preparation of procedures to facilitate calm management of medical emergencies, enabling an urgent situation to be dealt with quickly and competently.

Frontier will produce a comprehensive emergency evacuation plan tailored to the client's specific requirements. The criteria will be based on the site location, type of the activities undertaken by the client's staff, medical facilities available locally and the capabilities of local medical staff.

Every camp, rig site, vessel or crew location will have a different medical evacuation (medevac) plan but in the event of an accident or illness there is a common list of general procedures. Preparation is key and plans designed to be as simple and comprehensive as possible are fundamental to achieving a smooth evacuation procedure. Frontier medical personnel will carry out audits of local amenities in order to determine the best way forward in an emergency.

During the planning and evacuation procedure, a senior doctor based in the UK is available for consultation and reassurance. In addition, the dedicated Topside Support team of experienced medical support personnel are contactable 24-hours a day.

Frontier personnel will assess the patient to determine the most appropriate treatment and, if required, will assist with the transportation of the patient. Our staff are directly involved with the management of the patient before and during the evacuation procedure and are responsible for follow up care. In an emergency you can rely on the solid planning and level-headed service of Frontier.