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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.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9056579 DOI： 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70294-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Med Clin North Am ISSN： 0733-8627 Impact factor: 2.264