Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Offshore work is a continuous challenge for occupational safety and medicine, as well as for qualification, training, and worksite logistics. In such conditions, any health issue requiring disembarkation incurs a serious burden. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the number and causes of non-occupational medical evacuations among Brazil's offshore units between 2016 and 2019. METHODS: The database of consultations performed by the medical services company International Health Care for offshore units on the Brazilian coast of client companies from 2016 to 2019 was reviewed. RESULTS: Of the 1140 identified medical evacuations, 937 were non-occupational. CONCLUSIONS: Due to the increase in safety culture, non-occupational illness has become the most common reason for medical evacuations. Without understanding and prevention of such causes, expenses will increase for companies with offshore operations.