FMG offer 2nd Medical Opinion (Topside Support) to remote healthcare practitioners, immediately upon request at any time, via real time voice or video (telemedicine). The advice includes:
- Provisional diagnosis
- Immediate treatment required
- Whether to pursue an evacuation, or to treat on site
- Destination hospital arrangement and organisation
- Evacuation ( medivac) fixed and rotary transportation en route if an evacuation is recommended
- The medical support requirements during transport, e.g. land ambulance equipment, medical escort etc
There is also 24/7 access to the Medical Emergency Response Centre (MERC)