flying doctors
Aerial medical service
Flying doctors are medical professionals who use aircraft to reach patients in remote or sparsely populated areas where traditional healthcare access is limited.
The term is most associated with Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service, which has operated since 1928: The flying doctors landed on a dirt strip to treat the injured stockman.
Similar services exist in other countries with vast rural territories.
- aeromedicalRelating to aviation healthcare
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- airborneTraveling through air
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
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- medical aidmedical aid, medical relief, surgeon, hospital, clinic
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