Is There a Doctor Onboard? Medical Emergencies at 40,000 Feet.
Emerg Med Clin North Am
; 35(2): 443-463, 2017 May.
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ABSTRACT
It is estimated 2.75 billion people travel aboard commercial airlines every year and 44,000 in-flight medical emergencies occur worldwide each year. Wilderness medicine requires a commonsense and improvisational approach to medical issues. A sudden call for assistance in the austere and unfamiliar surroundings of an airliner cabin may present the responding medical professional with a "wilderness medicine" experience. From resource management to equipment, this article sheds light on the unique conditions, challenges, and constraints of the flight environment.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Voyage
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Véhicules de transport aérien
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Urgences
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Traitement d'urgence
Limites:
Humans
Langue:
En
Journal:
Emerg Med Clin North Am
Année:
2017
Type de document:
Article