Opinion

ER doctor: I’ve been the ‘doctor on board’ during an in-flight emergency. Airlines need better medical kits.

I’ve been the doctor responding to medical emergencies on a flight, and the medical kits I used contained minimal supplies.
MedPage Today

'Is There a Doctor on Board?' In-Flight Medical Events on the Rise, Study Suggests

Reported by 84 airlines, the overall incidence of in-flight medical events was 39 per 1 million passenger enplanements worldwide. Aircraft diversion occurred in 1.7% of events, most commonly for ...
News and Sentinel

Teen of the Week: Brody Garvin eager to save lives as a flight paramedic

Brody Garvin is pursuing his dreams to be a flight medic upon graduating from high school in the spring. To work towards his ...
Forbes

How Often Do Medical Emergencies Occur On Airplanes? What Passengers And Physicians Need To Know

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Hsieh, M.D., covers healthcare economics, innovation, and policy. A few years ago, I was half-asleep on a red-eye flight from ...
usace.army.mil

Fort Bragg All American DUSTOFF performs first in-flight prehospital blood transfusion

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -The “All American” DUSTOFF company executes first in-flight whole blood transfusion over Fort Bragg Apr. 30. Charlie Company of the 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), ...