Medical Repatriation of British Diplomats Resident Overseas

Patel, Dipti; Easmon, Charles J.; Dow, Carol; Snashall, David; Seed, Paul

doi:10.2310/7060.2000.00023

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“…While expatriate selection and training is widely researched, little attention has been paid to assessing the crisis preparedness of potential assignees based on existing physical or psychological health (Payne, 2009). We found no evidence of this within the corporate sector, although government organisations like the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office do screen out expatriates deemed physically or psychologically unsuitable for dangerous regions (Patel et al, 2000). Examining the selection of business, government, and missionary expatriates, Anderson (2005) found that missionaries were the only group subject to testing for psychological suitability, although details of what is measured and how this is used are absent.…”

Section: Pre-crisismentioning

confidence: 74%

Human resources and expatriate evacuation: a conceptual model

Fee

McGrath‐Champ

Liu

2013

Journal of Global Mobility

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to introduce a conceptual model that integrates multi-disciplinary research in relation to crisis management, and to consider its application for international human resource managers in preventing and managing the evacuation of expatriate staff during crises. Design/methodology/approach -The paper critically reviews and distils research into crisis and evacuation management, and examines its relevance to a generic framework of international human resource roles. The paper evaluates this body of literature and suggests potential research avenues from an international human resource perspective. Findings -The review reveals a dearth of research on emergency evacuation of expatriates from a human resources perspective. The paper articulates a framework that delineates what role human resource managers could, or should, play during crisis preparation and response. This framework aims to establish a basic "roadmap" for use by practitioners and researchers. Originality/value -Focusing on the human (rather than business) implications of crises, the paper links crisis management literature to the role of international human resource managers in supporting the health, safety, and security of international assignees during crises. A framework is presented which enables managers to map their current (and potential) contributions to preventing and managing expatriate evacuation. From this, several avenues of future research are drawn.

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Section: Pre-crisismentioning

confidence: 74%

Human resources and expatriate evacuation: a conceptual model

Fee

McGrath‐Champ

Liu

2013

Journal of Global Mobility

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“…Almost all travellers are able to finish their trips successfully. Fewer than 0.5% need medical evacuation [4]. However, in the year 2010 there were almost 940 million international, so this low percentage results in thousands of repatriations every year [1,2].…”

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confidence: 99%

Repatriations and 28-day mortality of ill and injured travellers: 12 years of experience in a Swiss emergency department

Hasler¹,

Albrecht²,

Exadaktylos³

et al. 2015

Swiss Med Wkly

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“…Expatriate humanitarian workers and adventure travelers are at higher risk of infectious and noninfectious diseases than are other long-term travelers. However, many "low-risk" expatriates also have a nonnegligible risk of health problems; in the U.S., 12 % of corporate travelers sought medical attention for travel-related medical problems [7], and a retrospective evaluation of British diplomats living overseas noted that 3.1 % of diplomatic service staff required medical evacuation in 1995 [8].…”

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Expatriates: Special Considerations in Pretravel Preparation

Pierre

Lim

Hamer

2013

Curr Infect Dis Rep

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Expatriates comprise a diverse set of travelers who face unique medical, psychiatric, and non-healthrelated risks as a result of increased exposure to host country environment and associated lifestyle. Expatriates have an increased risk of developing malaria, gastrointestinal disorders, latent tuberculosis, vaccine-preventable infections, and psychological disorders, when compared with other travelers, yet the majority of existing pretravel guidelines have been designed to suit the needs of nonexpatriates. Although greater interest in expatriate health issues has led to improved characterization of illness in this population, expatriate-specific risk mitigation strategies-including modifications to chemoprophylaxis recommendations, limiting tuberculosis exposure, and prevention of occupational or sexual blood-borne virus transmission-are poorly described. Occupations and destinations affect travel-related disease risk and should inform the pretravel consultation.

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Medical Repatriation of British Diplomats Resident Overseas

Cited by 19 publications

References 9 publications

Human resources and expatriate evacuation: a conceptual model

Human resources and expatriate evacuation: a conceptual model

Repatriations and 28-day mortality of ill and injured travellers: 12 years of experience in a Swiss emergency department

Expatriates: Special Considerations in Pretravel Preparation

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