Expatriates Definitions Expatriates are defined as travelers who reside abroad for work or volunteer reasons but intend to return eventually to their home country, in contrast to immigrants, who intend to stay in the destination country. They typically spend longer…
Medevac Statistics Although mental health is often an afterthought in travel medicine, in fact, the psychiatric impact of travel is an area of growing interest, not only because of the prevalence of international travelers from all sectors of the population,…
In addition to travel by rail, ship, and automobile, almost 2 billion people travel by air annually. It is generally expected that primary care providers as well as travel medicine clinic personnel will identify individuals who are unfit for air…
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, more people have the opportunity to travel outside their home communities and thus be at risk for novel and unexpected infections. The immunocompromised host requires special attention in pre-travel planning. This chapter will review…
Travel health issues for women will vary according to the life stage and lifestyle of the women. Issues differ depending on whether the woman is in her second trimester of pregnancy or about to go on her first solo journey…
Students are traveling abroad in increasing numbers, with the largest increase observed in the university-student age group. Preparing the student for travel abroad encompasses the depth and breadth of travel medicine. The benefits of foreign travel and educational international exchange…
Pediatric travelers present unique challenges to the travel medicine provider. Each facet of travel medicine has special caveats relating to the different developmental stages, sizes, and maturity levels of the infant, child, or adolescent traveler. In addition, children traveling to…
In diving, the predominant forces of nature are the gas laws, and the two most important ones are Boyle's law and Henry's law. Simply stated, Boyle's law refers to a pressure–volume relationship. As a diver descends in the water, each…
Increasing numbers of people are traveling to high altitude for work or pleasure. While the rewards of such travel are often great and include opportunities to see places of great beauty or historical and cultural significance, to accomplish lifelong objectives,…
When travelers cross several time zones, go to hot or cold climates, or are subject to novel motion stimuli, they may face problems adapting to new environmental situations. This chapter presents some common states of disequilibrium likely to be encountered…