Having responded recently to an in-flight emergency, I welcome this article1 and the helpful
resources. I would add that physicians who respond to these emergencies should also …

Is there a doctor on board? In-flight medical emergencies Page 1 JOSE V. NABLE, MD, MS,
NRP Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University …

• Medical professionals who voluntarily provide emergency medical assistance on a
commercial aircraft are protected from liability.• The cabin environment will affect patients' …

Airplane On average, in-flight medical emergencies occur about 15 times per day. When
asked by flight crews to help in a medical emergency, providers have fairly extensive legal …

Imagine a population the size of New York City's travelling across our skies worldwide every
day and you will quickly understand why medical emergencies aboard commercial aircraft …

In-flight medical emergencies are becoming a concern to airlines and their passengers in
light of the increasing number of air passengers. The SQ flight was from Sydney, Australia to …

Picture yourself on a flight from New York to Los Angeles. The plane is at cruising altitude.
You just started to watch a movie you had been looking forward to on your handheld device …

Commercial aviation in‐flight emergencies are relatively common, so it is likely that a doctor
travelling frequently by air will receive a call for help at some stage in their career. These …

In Reply.—Nicoll and Edge raise critical issues about in-flight medical emergencies. These
issues have received attention in both medical 1-3 and lay publications (Los Angeles Times …

A doctor may not always be seated in the cabin on your flight, but most commercial airlines
are aware that in-flight medical emergencies can happen (I've written about one or two such …