How to evacuate when a medical emergency strikes overseas

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SINGAPORE – When Grace Tay’s mother went into cardiac arrest in Spain in 2025, Tay had to arrange for her parent to be medically evacuated and repatriated to Singapore. 

A 63-year-old woman was on holiday in Barcelona, Spain, when she went into cardiac arrest in her hotel room.

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First responders took her to the hospital. Her husband and children called the medical evacuation hotline number that came with their insurance.

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