Doctor’s Emergency Medical Evacuation begins in a Wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrow or ox-drawn cart? Those were Dr. Stephen Gleason’s choices for the first leg of his emergency journey home from the jungles of El Salvador. Fortunately, due to his MedjetAssist membership, things did improve. He ended up traveling most of the way home to Iowa in the comforting environment of a fully equipped MedjetAssist international aircraft.

Empty Nesters Opt For Travel, Protected By MedjetAssist
With children grown and out of the house, it may be time to relish your own newfound freedom. Just remember to exercise a little caution so that even unexpected setbacks can be taken in stride. Dr. Samuel J. Bracken, Jr., and his wife, Joyce, learned the value of precautionary measures after Mrs. Bracken was injured in Rome last November.

A Terrifying Ski Trip that Ended with a Leg Broken in 12 Places
Had it not been for her membership in the Southern Medical Association (SMA) and the organization’s affiliate relationship with MedjetAssist, Dr. Pamela McLain doubts she would have ever known about MedjetAssist. But thanks to SMA membership benefits, Dr. McLain did join MedjetAssist and now she is very glad she did.

Two Travel Agents Wind Up Taking Their Own Advice
Travel agents Pat and Bob Watson faithfully carry their MedjetAssist card on their many travels, and they have always encouraged MedjetAssist protection for their clients. The pair have a newfound appreciation for MedjetAssist since their own brush with a medical crisis on a return trip form Hong Kong. The husband and wife team run Watson and Watson, LTD, in Scarsdale, New York. They were on the first leg of their journey home from an overseas symposium for Virtuoso Travel Agents when something went terribly wrong.

Jungle Stalker
As Garfield Beckstead made his way through the jungles of Zimbabwe last summer, he was unaware that a silent stalker was with him, waiting for the kill. But his stalker had no fur or fangs; it was his own beating heart.

Geoffrey Weill Breaks Ankle on Andean Peak
Geoffrey Weill experienced every traveler’s worst nightmare. He not only lived to tell the tale but also experienced it in the most pampered and spectacular fashion possible. “Any traveler who doesn’t take advantage of this membership truly should stay at home,” said Geoffrey.

A Graduation Trip Ends in the Emergency Room
Eileen Shirk was heading down a highway in Acapulco, Mexico, with a Jeep full of friends when she saw the headlights of a tanker truck dead ahead. The next thing the 22-year-old remembers, she was waking up in the emergency room surrounded by people she couldn't understand...

An ATV Accident in a Tropical Paradise
Sixty-year-old Norine Gettys proposed a special outing for her family during a fall trip to their favorite Hawaiian island, Kauai. Climbing aboard All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) the group followed a guide into a lush jungle, planning to picnic at a local waterfall. Just one hour into the excursion, things went drastically wrong...

Injured Missionary Jets Home From Russia
Minister Clifford Lyons of Oklahoma routinely travels to northern Russia to take humanitarian aid to hospitals, schools and individuals, but it was he who needed help last December when a car ran a red light and hit him on a street in Murmansk, Russia...

MedjetAssist Protects Big Business
Most business travelers don't have to worry about the perils of crocodile bites, malaria and shrapnel wounds when they hit the road on behalf of their employers, but for the reporters, producers and photographers of National Geographic Television, these are very real considerations. It's no wonder then, that National Geographic Television provides MedjetAssist memberships for almost 100 employees. These days, even companies with more traditional lines of business see the value in protecting employees who are frequent business travelers...