What happens if I fall sick on safari? Falling Sick on a safari can be a daunting thing and pretty disrupting for your safari. However, you should not worry, though you can actually fall ill on your safari, there are several procedures in place that will ensure you receive proper medical attention.
First of all, depending on where you first discover that you are ill, your Uganda safari guide or camp staff will provide basic first aid. First aid will be different for any type of illness. But you will definitely be given medication if you have wounds cleaned and then minor injuries cleaned and treated, bigger injuries cleaned and prepared for transfer among other things. You will also be taken to the on-site clinic or medical room to get further treatment. In some cases, the providers will offer telemedicine services that allow you to get professional help remotely.
If your situation is severe, the procedure for emergency evacuation will be engaged and you will be moved to the most suitable hospital in close proxy to the game facility. In this case an air ambulance is dispatched to transport you to a hospital in question.
At the hospital you may be admitted for more sophisticated medical attention; and you have to stay in the hospital for a while. This will surely affect the rest of your safari itinerary.
For cases like this, it helps if you have travel insurance that covers medical emergencies or to have extra emergency cash on you that will cover the medical expenses.
Before your safari though you have to have all the necessary vaccinations you need so that you minimize the chances of you getting ill or falling sick during you safari. If you are going to tropical areas. Think of having prescribed medication to treat or prevent some common diseases or use insect repellents to keep insect bites away from you. Bites that can be transmitters of diseases.
Also drink loads of water to avoid dehydration and keep or follow all the instructions you are told to avoid unnecessary accidents.
If you feel unwell, please inform your guide and skip some activities, so that you don’t get worse. If you have a chronic condition, also make sure you carry your needed medication and inform the people with you about your condition.
Getting medical assistance on Uganda safari can be a concern because it is an important issue, Health is very crucial to anyone, that’s why several safari operators and national parks have measures in place to ensure your safety and well-being is always maintained. And here are some ways, this medical assistance is gotten and received on a safari experience.
First things first; most safari facilities and destinations have worked hard to ensure their facilities have on-site health facilities with the basic equipment and well-trained health workers. The facilities usually have everything to give you the need first aid and stabilize you in case of any incident or accident. The luxury safari facilities take it a notch higher and have a health facility with admission rooms and a few other machines.
However the other facilities may have a semi mobile medical units that can be deployed to remote areas of the park and vicinity in case of an emergency. If the case cannot be managed by facility, most parks have made a way to have air evacuation services that can be arranged to transport patients to nearby cities or hospitals for more advanced care.
