Medical Emergencies In flight

Responding to Medical Events during Commercial Airline Flights
Mark A. Gendreau, M.D., and Charles DeJohn, D.O., M.P.H.



http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/346/14/1067

Responding to Medical Events during Commercial Airline Flights
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Mark A. Gendreau, M.D. and
Charles DeJohn, D.O., M.P.H.
-->The provision of medical assistance to passengers during flights aboard commercial aircraft is a matter of concern to most physicians.1,2,3,4 Although close to 2 billion people travel on commercial airlines each year, there has been little study of medical issues related to air travel.1 As the number of air travelers increases and as the population ages, the number of medical events aboard commercial aircraft will increase. In this article, we review the environmental, clinical, and legal aspects of in-flight medical care aboard commercial aircraft