Preflight Medical Clearance of Ill and Incapacitated Passengers: 3-Year Retrospective Study of Experience with a European Airline | Zendy

Anabela Jorge | Zendy; Rui Pombal | Zendy; Helena Peixoto | Zendy; Margarida Flor de Lima | Zendy

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Preflight Medical Clearance of Ill and Incapacitated Passengers: 3-Year Retrospective Study of Experience with a European Airline

Author(s) -

Anabela Jorge,

Rui Pombal,

Helena Peixoto,

Margarida Flor de Lima

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.2310/7060.2005.12602

Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency , medical evacuation , critically ill , emergency medicine , denial , intensive care medicine , psychology , psychoanalysis

Cabin environment in commercial airline flights may pose specific risks for the ill or incapacitated. International regulations provide a framework for the transportation of passengers for whom specific in-flight equipment or services are needed to minimize possible adverse effects and incidents on board. Little has been published on the characteristics of cases requiring preflight medical clearance for commercial airlines.

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