The Evaluation of In-Flight Medical Care Aboard Selected U.S. Air Carriers: 1996 to 1997

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• Creators:
  DeJohn, C. A. ; Veronneau, S. J. H. ; Wolbrink, A. M. ; Larcher, J. G. ; Smith, D. W. ; Garrett, J
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; University of Oklahoma ; MedAire, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Airlines
  • Antihistamines
  • Aviation medicine
  • Diseases and medical conditions
  • Injuries
  • Medical equipment
  • Medical treatment
  • Medication
  • Patients
  • Passengers
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-00/13
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  Medical care in-flight and the FAA-mandated medical kit have been studied for many years. This study includes a detailed correlation between in-flight medical care, patient response in-flight, and post-flight follow-up, in an effort to evaluate in-flight medical care delivery on US airlines and re-evaluate the FAA-mandated in-flight medical kit. A survey of five US domestic air carriers from October 1, 1996, to September 30, 1997, showed 1132 in-flight medical incidents. These airlines accounted for approximately 22% of scheduled US domestic enplanements during the period. There was good overall agreement between in-flight and post-flight diagnoses (70% of cases), and passenger condition improved in a majority of cases (60%), suggesting that in-flight diagnoses were generally accurate and treatment was appropriate. Results indicated that bronchodilator inhalers, oral antihistamines, and non-narcotic analgesics, all of which were obtained from other passengers, were used frequently enough to support a suggestion to include them in the medical kit.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFA 02-97P53665
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57921/dot_57921_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 430.09 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0b3d68157b2e45bcf3177451b95507031c30e73a337f943cd0bb9e9049898e2a