Sul Christina, Badawy Sherif M
Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Division of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Int J Pediatr. 2018 Nov 25;2018:6596490. doi: 10.1155/2018/6596490. eCollection 2018.
In-flight medical emergencies (IMEs) are acute onboard events of illnesses or injuries with potential immediate risk to a passenger's short- or long-term health, or life. IMEs are significant events that are related to public safety concerns. With the increasing amount of annual air travel every year, it is expected that the number of encountered IMEs will continue to grow. Thus, it will be critical to develop and implement appropriate measures to manage IMEs with the best possible outcome. Despite the fact that most IMEs are self-limited with no serious adverse events, serious IME can lead to death, disability, or other unfavorable health outcomes, particularly as a result of suboptimal medical care. In this article, we systematically reviewed the published up-to-date evidence on the subject of in-flight emergencies with a specific focus on pediatric population.
飞行中医疗紧急情况（IME）是指机上突发的疾病或损伤事件，可能对乘客的短期或长期健康乃至生命构成直接风险。IME是与公共安全问题相关的重大事件。随着每年航空旅行量的不断增加，预计遇到的IME数量将持续增长。因此，制定并实施适当措施以实现IME的最佳管理结果至关重要。尽管大多数IME是自限性的，不会导致严重不良事件，但严重的IME可能导致死亡、残疾或其他不良健康后果，尤其是由于医疗护理欠佳所致。在本文中，我们系统回顾了关于飞行中紧急情况这一主题的最新已发表证据，特别关注儿科人群。
