Since the number of air travelers, including the elderly and passengers with an underlying disease, is increasing every year, the number of inflight emergency patients is expected to increase as well. The investigators attempted to identify the incidence and types of inflight medical emergencies and analyze the first aid performed by cabin crew members or medical volunteers in flights by an Asian airline. The investigators also investigated the causes of inflight deaths and aircraft diversions.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,818
Types of inflight medical emergencies confirmed by reviewing cabin reports submitted by cabin crew and medical records submitted by medical volunteers
Types of inflight medical emergencies were created according to the initial symptoms of passengers (e.g. syncope, trauma)
Time frame: 5 years (events during inflight, excluding events that occured before takeoff or after landing)
Incidence of inflight medical emergencies confirmed by reviewing cabin reports submitted by cabin crew and medical records submitted by medical volunteers
Incidence in inflight emergencies/million passengers
Time frame: 5 years (events during inflight, excluding events that occured before takeoff or after landing)
The causes of inflight deaths and aircraft diversions confirmed by reviewing cabin reports submitted by cabin crew and medical records submitted by medical volunteers
The causes of deaths and diversions were confirmed by types of inflight
Time frame: 5 years (events during inflight, excluding events that occured before takeoff or after landing)
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