What should you do when you return home from abroad with an injury or illness

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What you should do when you return home from abroad with an injury or illness is see your doctor. If you have a serious injury, for example a broken bone, you may wish to see you doctor at least to inform them of the situation, what drugs were prescribed, what recommended course of action was to follow up with and then seek his or her advice on next steps and schedule next appointments, etc. It will most likely be a requirement of your company’s travel policy that the injury is reported at least as an incident (if you have not already).

If you are ill when you return or get ill in the few days following your return, you should see a doctor immediately. This cannot be emphasised enough. The symptoms of a common cold or gastro may be obvious to all. They can also be the symptoms of a much more serious illness and we all know that all illnesses treated early leads to a higher speed and likelihood of full recovery. In the extremely unlikely case, you may have symptoms of a communicable disease which your government’s Health Department requires to be notified of. Your doctor will manage this but they need to know to treat you and the likelihood of others who may contract the disease. Recent outbreaks of illnesses that risked becoming pandemics include Avian Flu (H5N1) and Ebola, both of which start with symptoms of common illnesses.

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