Managing In-flight Medical Emergency
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
;
: 449-456, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-229400
ABSTRACT
In-flight medical emergencies are likely to increase as air travel continues to grow and as more elderly passengers with preexisting diseases fly long distances. Unscheduled landing for a medical reason is a serious situation for commercial air carriers. The common causes of unscheduled landings are cardiac and neurological problems. Physician passengers might be called upon to help ill or injured passengers at any time. Physicians play an important role in in-flight medical emergencies. Most airlines have installed the emergency medical kits and automated external defibrillator (AED), ambu bag, intubation set, etc. The management of in-flight medical emergences requires the assistance from welltrained crew, adequate medical equipments and medications, availability of physician passengers, and ground medical communications. This article summarizes the in-flight resources available for physician passengers when called upon for medical emergencies while on board.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Defibrillators
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Diptera
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Emergencies
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Preexisting Condition Coverage
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Intubation
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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