Chapter-249 In-flight Medical Emergencies
BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Emergency Medicine: Including Intensive Care & Trauma
Author
1. Richhariya Devendra
ISBN
9789354651373
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18506_250
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2022
Pages
7
Author Affiliations
1.
Associate Director and Head, Emergency and Trauma Services, Medanta—The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India; Sarvodaya Hospital and Research Centre, Faridabad, Haryana, Delhi NCR, India,
Sarvodaya Hospital and Research Centre, Faridabad, Haryana, Delhi NCR, India
Chapter keywords
In-flight medical emergency,
flight environment,
cabin altitude,
and cabin air,
pressure,
dysbarism,
on-board medical resource,
automated external defibrillator,
on-board medical oxygen,
portable oxygen bottle,
specific medical condition,
future challenge