Outcomes of Medical Emergencies on Commercial Airline Flights

Peterson, Drew; Martin‐Gill, Christian; Guyette, Francis X.; Tobias, Adam; McCarthy, Catherine E.; Harrington, Scott T.; Delbridge, Theodore R.; Yealy, Donald M.

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1212052

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“…Airline companies show inconsistency, for example, regarding provision of peanuts on board aircraft and requests for special assistance (76)(77)(78)(79)(80). Allergic reactions constituted only 2.2% of medical emergencies during commercial passenger flights in the USA (81).…”

Section: Providers Of Non-prepacked Foodsmentioning

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EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines: managing patients with food allergy in the community

Muraro¹,

Agache²,

Clark³

et al. 2014

Allergy

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The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines, managing patients with food allergy (FA) in the community, intend to provide guidance to reduce the risk of accidental allergic reactions to foods in the community. This document is intended to meet the needs of early-childhood and school settings as well as providers of non-prepackaged food (e.g., restaurants, bakeries, takeaway, deli counters, and fast-food outlets) and targets the audience of individuals with FA, their families, patient organizations, the general public, policymakers, and allergists. Food allergy is the most common trigger of anaphylaxis in the community. Providing children and caregivers with comprehensive information on food allergen avoidance and prompt recognition and management of allergic reactions are of the utmost importance. Provision of adrenaline auto-injector devices and education on how and when to use these are essential components of a comprehensive management plan. Managing patients at risk of anaphylaxis raises many challenges, which are specific to the community. This includes the need to interact with third parties providing food (e.g., school teachers and restaurant staff) to avoid accidental exposure and to help individuals with FA to make safe and appropriate food choices. Education of individuals at risk and their families, their peers, school nurses and teachers as well as restaurant and other food retail staff can reduce the risk of severe/fatal reactions. Increased awareness among policymakers may improve decision-making on legislation at local and national level.

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Section: Providers Of Non-prepacked Foodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines: managing patients with food allergy in the community

Muraro¹,

Agache²,

Clark³

et al. 2014

Allergy

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155

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“…Zwei kürzlich publizierte große Studien berichten von 22.000 Onboard-Notfällen bei fünf amerikanischen und zwei europäischen Fluggesellschaften. Mit einigen Abweichungen zwischen den verschiedenen Fluggesellschaften betreffen die häufigsten medizinischen Probleme Synkopen oder Präsynkopen (37,4-53,5 %), respiratorische Symptome (12,1 %), gastrointestinale Probleme (8,9-9,5 %) und kardiale Erkrankungen (4,9-7,7 %, [504,507]). Chirurgische Probleme (z.…”

Section: An-bord-notfälle Im Flugzeug Während Des Flugesunclassified

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Deakin

Soar

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“…Based on a review article (8) that analysed inflight medical emergency calls from 1 January 2008 to 31 October 2010 (n = 11,920), the top six chief complaints of passengers are: syncope or pre-syncope (37.4%, four deaths); respiratory symptoms (12.1%, one death); nausea or vomiting (9.5%, no death); cardiac symptoms (7.7%, no death); seizures (5.8%, no death); and abdominal pain (4.1%, no death).…”

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What to do during inflight medical emergencies? Practice pointers from a medical ethicist and an aviation medicine specialist

Thirumoorthy

2017

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Outcomes of Medical Emergencies on Commercial Airline Flights

Abstract: Background-Worldwide, 2.75 billion passengers fly on commercial airlines annually. When inflight medical emergencies occur, access to care is limited. We describe in-flight medical emergencies and the outcomes of these events.

Cited by 221 publications

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EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines: managing patients with food allergy in the community

EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines: managing patients with food allergy in the community

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What to do during inflight medical emergencies? Practice pointers from a medical ethicist and an aviation medicine specialist

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