title: Medical emergencies in commercial air travel.
abstract: There are physiologic and logistic concerns involved in caring for patients with inflight emergencies. This article presents the physiologic changes that occur at altitude, the types of medical problems that can be encountered, and management strategies. An overview is also presented of the medical training of flight attendants and the medical equipment that is available on commercial aircraft.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jagoda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pietrzak
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000401:Aircraft; D000531:Altitude; D002423:Cause of Death; D004630:Emergencies; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D014195:Travel