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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
9 Pt 1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1980-11-25
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| pubmed:abstractText |
In the 12 month period Oct. 1, 1978 - Sept. 30, 1979, United States airlines carried 318 million passengers as revealed by the Federal Aviation Administration. It is estimated that 1 out of every 1 million passengers may be deplaned by an unscheduled landing due to a life-threatening medical emergency. The time required for airline aircraft to make an unscheduled landing can be in the range of an hour or more, especially for wide-body jet aircraft. Therefore, immediate emergency care, including first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, must be available if a hight level of occupant safety is to be assured. This paper provides information on in-flight emergencies and describes some simple ane effective techniques suitable for in-flight operations. Training flight attendants to deal with in-flight medical emergencies and to use first-aid support equipment and essential and useful drugs may later help with stabilization of a victim and allow continuing the flight to the scheduled destination, obviating the need for a diverted landing with all of the associated potential flight hazards, inconveniences, fuel wastage and increased costs.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Sep
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| pubmed:issn |
0095-6562
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
51
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
918-22
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1980
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Emergency medicine and the airline passenger.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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