AsMA Medical Guidelines for Air Travel: In-Flight Medical Care

INTRODUCTION: Medical Guidelines for Airline Travel provide information that enables healthcare providers to properly advise patients who plan to travel by air. All airlines are required to provide first aid training for cabin crew, and the crew are responsible for managing any in-flight medical events. There are also regulatory requirements for the carriage of first aid and medical kits. AsMA has developed recommendations for first aid kits, emergency medical kits, and universal precaution kits.Thibeault C, Evans AD, Pettyjohn FS, Alves PM. AsMA medical guidelines for air travel: In-flight medical care. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2015; 86(6):572–573.