Recently, the problems of medical escort of passenger transport services are becoming particularly relevant. Accidents involving the passengers using transport services, such as airplanes, trains, motor transport, etc., are increasingly covered in the mass media. At the same time, the emergency medical care provided by specialists with remote access to healthcare facilities, including specialized ones, is the only condition for minimizing injuries, their consequences, and the survival of victims. Therefore, nowadays the scientific community is often discussing the need to single out a separate industry in health care, such as transport medicine that would represent medical escort of passenger transport services and the order of its organization, which includes legislative definition and regulatory, structural, professional, financial, and technical supports. In the article the authors present their views of organizing transport medicine and offer possible ways of its solution.
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