Airline Medical Emergencies

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  • 航空機内におけるドクターコール

Abstract

Four cases of emergency doctor call in the aircraft were reported. A 70 years old man felled down at the rest room. A bowel motion might induce vagal reflex and dehydration added orthostatic hypotension. I attended him to the clinic at the airport. The second case was 60 years old man with hypertension. He lost consciousness with Chine-Stokes breathing and mitosis. He did not respond to cardiopulmonary resuscitation In that flight, no endotracheal tube and laryngoscope were available. No help from flight attendants were obtained. Third case was 15 ?20 years girl who complained dyspnea and anxiety, and she was diagnosed as hyperventilation induced by hysteria. Conversation improved her hyperventilation. The last case was 40 ? 50 years old man who complained of feeling bad. He might be dehydrated and water intake improved it. Only a few physicians responded to the emergency call and the knowledge of flight attendants was very poor. Therefore, we physicians should help emergency cases and more education of the flight attendants is necessary.

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  • CRID
    1390282681434984192
  • NII Article ID
    130003826840
  • DOI
    10.11414/jjreanimatology1983.26.25
  • ISSN
    1884748X
    02884348
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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