Open AccessOutcomes of Medical Emergencies on Commercial Airline Flights
Author(s) -
Drew Peterson,
Christian MartinGill,
Francis X. Guyette,
Adam Tobias,
Catherine E. McCarthy,
Scott T. Harrington,
Theodore R. Delbridge,
Donald M. Yealy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1212052
Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency , aeronautics , emergency medical services , air travel , medline , emergency medicine , aviation , law , political science , engineering , aerospace engineering
Worldwide, 2.75 billion passengers fly on commercial airlines annually. When in-flight medical emergencies occur, access to care is limited. We describe in-flight medical emergencies and the outcomes of these events.
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