Clipper 2015-16 Race Global Medical Emergency Support Partner
by Marina Thomas 18 Nov 2014 08:02 GMT
18 November 2014
A OneDLL crew crew member calls Praxes in the Clipper 2013-14 Race © Clipper Ventures
PRAXES Medical Group will return to the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race as a fleet sponsor in the 2015-16 edition as Global Medical Emergency Support Partner. The Canadian-based company will provide worldwide, fast access, to medical advice and will also supply the comprehensive Cat A on board medical kits required by the Cat Zero coded Clipper 70 ocean racing yachts.
Clipper Race founder and chairman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston said: "Knowing the PRAXES physicians were available during emergencies and other medical situations was extremely reassuring for our crew on the last race so I am very pleased to be continuing the partnership. The safety of our crew who are tackling Mother Nature's toughest conditions is paramount for us."
PRAXES medical experts include emergency and occupational physicians with years of experience of providing remote medical access to patients injured or ill in the world's most hostile environments where there are limited options for a medical evacuation and there is no rapid access to x-rays or hi-tech hospital equipment.
During the Clipper 2013-14 Race, crew members were given rapid diagnosis and valuable expert reassurances by PRAXES emergency physicians, in addition to in-port consultations via private internet video consultations.
Crew were given advice on everything ranging from respiratory problems, infections, eye injuries, and rashes, to dislocations and broken ribs. This included emergency advice following a dramatic Man Overboard rescue in the North Pacific Ocean to assess a crew member presenting with potential hypothermia, shock and a suspected broken leg.
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