4 Guidance on exchange of medical information
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4 Guidance on exchange of medical information

 On the basis of international partnership agreements, the “medical information exchange form” should be used for SAR operations involving medical assistance at sea, as follows:

- when, following a telemedical consultation, a TMAS requires a medical evacuation, the physician should complete the medical information exchange form;
- once the MRCC responsible for the SAR operation has been identified, the TMAS will transmit the form to the corresponding TMAS partner of the MRCC concerned;
- the MRCC should thus be informed by its designated national TMAS of the medical constraints affecting the SAR operation; and
- after the completion of the SAR operation, the operational TMAS will send any available information on medical follow-up to the TMAS that had performed the remote consultation.
Parent topic: Annex - Guidance on Exchange of Medical Information Between Telemedical Assistance Services (TMAS) Involved in International SAR Operations
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