Medical Flight Emergencies and Bias: #thatisbias #whatadoctorlookslike #ILookLikeaDoctor
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In-flight Medical Emergencies
INTRODUCTION Research and data regarding in-flight medical emergencies during commercial air travel are lacking. Although volunteer medical professionals are often called upon to assist, there are no guidelines or best practices to guide their actions. This paper reviews the literature quantifying and categorizing in-flight medical incidents, discusses the unique challenges posed by the in-flig...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Equity
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2473-1242
DOI: 10.1089/heq.2020.0006