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Review of Issues and Challenges of Practicing Emergency Medicine Above 30,000-Feet Altitude: 2 Anonymized Cases

We present 2 anonymized cases to identify issues and challenges associated with long-haul in-flight medical emergencies. The first case involved a middle-aged man with a history of carditis on a systemic steroid who developed vomiting and rigor. Four physicians, including a pediatric intensivist, re...

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Autores principales: Hon, Kam Lun, Leung, Karen Ka Yan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: by Air Medical Journal Associates 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7128818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28336016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2016.12.006