Dear@Delta, I just assisted in a medical emergency in the air.
like improve this for passenger safety!
The kit also includes basic instructions for each drug.
He sees both sides.
Though these scenarios are very rare, occurring only about two percent of the time, he says.
Theres definitely room for improvement in the kit as it is today, he says.
Dr. Paulo Alves is the global medical director of aviation health at MedAire, an on-ground medical service that works with 179 airlines, including United, American, and British Airways.
The last time they were updated, I dont think smartphones existed!
But as Dr. Alves notes, the FAA requirements are only the bare minimum.
Any airline can go above and beyond, he says.
We tell all the airlines we work with to include auto-injectors [EpiPens].
And though theyre not required, we also recommend Narcan and automatic blood pressure cuffs.
(Delta works with a similar service,Stat-MD.)
We estimate that in around 70 percent of cases theres a physician on board, says Dr. Alves.
So what came out of that viral tweet?
A little passenger pressure moves the needle… or the stethoscope, in this case.
Dr. Paulo Alves is the global medical director of aviation health at MedAire, an on-ground medical service that works with 179 airlines, including United, American, and British Airways.
The sky is truly the limit.
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