Medical Issues for Private Investigators

Being a private investigator can be a very rewarding profession that always offers interesting travels and new experiences but there are also some medical dangers and risks that are built into the occupation. Unfortunately, there have been some reported cases of PIs being attacked or even murdered. The basic philosophy of the job can breed some contention and possibly elicit retaliation. Working late into the night, often alone, can put an agent in a vulnerable position.
However, we are fortunate in that to date none of our Pis have been attacked (they have been threatened though) and certainly not murdered.
No, health concerns, are more mundane but still very serious.
On the Road
Imagine an airplane crashing every week with all those on board dying. Mustapha Benmaamar, a transport specialist with the World Bank in Jakarta was talking about road accidents here in Indonesia when he summed it up saying: “We’re talking about the equivalent of a jumbo jet crash every week… when a jumbo jet crashes, it’s big news, but here (in Indonesia), these people die in silence.”
There are health issues that private investigators are more susceptible to perhaps than people in other professions and I cover these below. For me though, as a Director of Investigations managing a number of investigators, it is road safety that worries me most of all.
Actually, the number of deaths on Indonesian roads is more like two jumbo jet crashes a week. Each day an average of 120 people die in road accidents.
One of the first things a visitor notices about traffic in Indonesia (and I am sure other countries in Asia) is the huge amount of small motorcycles. They are like flies weaving in and out of everywhere,