Overview
- Provides practical guidance for traveling healthcare professionals on how to respond to in-flight medical events
- Explains the medico-legal implications of being an in-flight medical responder
- Features guidance for healthcare providers performing pre-flight medical clearance for their patients
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About this book
This book functions as a practical guide for health care professionals encountering medical emergencies during a commercial flight.
A second edition to its successful predecessor, this text covers the most common emergencies encountered during flight, both general medical emergencies and those specifically tied to the effects of flying, including cardiac, respiratory, and neurological issues. Medicolegal issues are considered in depth for both United States domestic and international flights, as there is potential legal risk involved in giving medical assistance on a flight.
This new edition includes expanded and updated original chapters revised based on available new research material. Additional chapters examine how to handle disruptive passengers experiencing acute behavioral issues during flight, emerging infectious diseases. This issue is particularly relevant due to COVID-19, specifically concerning the anxiety and readjustment challenges of resuming everydaytravel. This edition includes a new chapter recounting the history of the handling of in-flight medical events.
In-Flight Medical Emergencies, 2nd ed functions as an essential resource for physicians and all healthcare professionals who travel regularly.
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Department of Emergency Medicine
Washington, DC 20007
William J. Brady, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Jose V. Nable, MD, is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and Medical Director at Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service and an emergency physician with MedStar Health.
William J. Brady, MD, is Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Operational Medical Director of Albemarle County Fire Rescue. He has worked extensively in travel medicine and related inflight medical events.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: In-Flight Medical Emergencies
Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide to Preparedness and Response
Editors: Jose V. Nable, William J. Brady
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32466-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-32465-9Published: 04 July 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-32466-6Published: 03 July 2023
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: VIII, 222
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Emergency Medicine, Emergency Services, Internal Medicine