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01-02-2009 | Commentary
In-flight medical emergencies: time for a registry?
Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2009
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When a passenger becomes sick while flying on board a commercial airline flight, the cabin crew commonly solicit the assistance of a volunteer physician. Although in-flight medical emergencies take place every day, little is known about the epidemiology of these events. A new study by Sand and colleagues sheds light on the incidence of specific illnesses that occurred on board commercial flights.