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Hi
I've been advised not to go travelling to places too remote or where hospitals could not support my ICD.
I have a St Jude ICD but I'm struggling to find which countries they have follow-up clinics or hospital representation in.
As far as I can see the St Jude web site shows their offices around the world but not the information I am looking for.
Can anyone help???
Thanks
I don't have any specific info for you. Just wanted to say kudos to you for not letting your condition limit what you do! Have fun traveling the world!!!!!!
I travel for work and have never been told about being in remote areas, away from 'qualified' medical facilities. The minute-medic in any town should be qualified to monitor your vitals and sustain your life with your ICD completely off, until able to transport you to some place that can do more techical procedures. AEDs are becoming more popular in more unusual places these days (thank the gods); night clubs, shopping centers, tour buses, pools, ski resorts AND airplanes land within 10-15 mins for SCAs. Unless they can't (trans-atlantic etc...) and then they request if there is a doctor on board, if not, they are trained to handle the situation and are in constant contact with a ground doctor during. I wish you safe and healthy travels no matter where. Cheers.
Thanks for that,
I think the advice I have been getting from the hospital is more related to following an SCA or if the ICD has a fault, I should be in the same country at least as a hospital which can connect to, and interrogate the ICD.
I was planning to get married in Fiji but St Judes have no clinics or representation in the hospitals there but I am just trying to find out which countries they are in.
Thanks again
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