Medical Emergencies While Flying

JAMA Clinical Reviews

English - December 21, 2018 16:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 413 ratings
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When flying and they call "Is there a licensed medical professional on board," should physicians respond? If so, what should they do? Are they liable if things go wrong? We interview Christian Martin-Gill, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, who is an expert on in-flight emergencies and authored a JAMA review on the topic.