Urgent Medical and Surgical Conditions During Flights

Inflight Emergencies During Eurasian Flights

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02457455

Enrollment

1312

Registered

2015-05-29

Start date

2014-10-31

Completion date

2015-01-31

Last updated

2015-05-29

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Conditions

Arrest, CAD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Hypertension, Pain, Syncope, Vertigo

Keywords

inflight emergencies

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence and status of urgent medical conditions. After defining the urgent situations, the investigators will evaluate the adequacy of the standard medical kits and trainings.

Detailed description

In this study, the incidence and status of urgent medical conditions, the attitudes of health professionals who encounter such conditions, adequacy of Aerospace Medical Association (ASMA) suggested medical kits and training of cabin crew in data-received-company aircrafts and the demographic data of patients have been evaluated.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Weeks to 95 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All passengers (no age limitations) needed urgent medical support during flights

Exclusion criteria

* Patients whom medical urgency records are insufficient

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of the urgent medical demands during flights	3 years

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results