"If there is a doctor aboard this flight. . .": issues and advice for the passenger-psychiatrist.
OBJECTIVE
On several occasions, the author has responded to requests for medical assistance while travelling by air. This paper examines the various issues when a passenger-psychiatrist is confronted with an in-flight medical emergency.


CONCLUSIONS
A range of medical problems can present during air travel. A review of the available literature on a doctor's obligations when confronted with an in-flight medical emergency is provided. Guidelines for the passenger psychiatrist,who at some stage is likely to encounter such a circumstance, are offered.
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Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service, Burwood Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand. ad.macleod@cdhb.govt.nz
D000401:Aircraft / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001315:Australia; D004630:Emergencies; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014195:Travel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*