Abstract

ALVAREZ DE LA CADENA-SILLAS, Jorge  and  ASENSIO-LAFUENTE, Enrique. In-flight cardiac arrest on commercial flights. Cardiovasc. metab. sci [online]. 2023, vol.34, n.4, pp.176-181.  Epub Apr 15, 2024. ISSN 2954-3835.  https://doi.org/10.35366/113867.

The number of air travelers has increased over the past years, and after the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are expected to increase further. Given these conditions, the possibility for a health professional to find himself needing to assist an in-flight cardiac arrest is also increased. The present work describes some of the most common problems in managing an inflight cardiac arrest and emphasizes the relevance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance and automated external defibrillators (AED) use on board of commercial airliners.

Keywords : cardiopulmonary resuscitation; in-flight cardiac arrest; automated external defibrillation; good Samaritan law; aircrew.

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