AsMA Medical Guidelines for Air Travel: In-Flight Medical Care

Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2015 Jun;86(6):572-3. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.4221.2015.

Abstract

Medical Guidelines for Airline Travel provide information that enables healthcare providers to properly advise patients who plan to travel by air. All airlines are required to provide first aid training for cabin crew, and the crew are responsible for managing any in-flight medical events. There are also regulatory requirements for the carriage of first aid and medical kits. AsMA has developed recommendations for first aid kits, emergency medical kits, and universal precaution kits.

Publication types

  • Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Aerospace Medicine / standards*
  • Air Travel*
  • Aircraft*
  • Emergencies*
  • First Aid / instrumentation*
  • First Aid / methods
  • First Aid / standards*
  • Humans