Should you tell the cabin crew? Will you be refused boarding? Can you seek assistance during a transit stop? If you fall ill on a flight, here’s what you need to know.
“If there’s a doctor on board would he or she make themselves known to the cabin crew?”
In roughly three quarters of cases when flight crews requested assistance from passengers with medical training, the response was positive.While the most common medical problems that happen onboard are nausea or dizziness, if it’s something more serious, tell the cabin crew. If you’re travelling with a partner or friend, ask them to do it. Cabin crew have access to a medical kit and they’re trained to deal with medical emergencies, but only up to a point.
There is also a fear of possible legal consequences, yet according to a report on Medical Guidelines for Airline Travel by the Aerospace Medical Association there are no known cases of legal proceedings against a medical professional who has volunteered in an inflight medical emergency. Flying impacts your circulation system, since you’re likely to be inactive for long periods, and respiration, due to less oxygen in a pressurised cabin than at ground level. That can tip you over the edge if you’re suffering from some health conditions that make it imperative to have a medical check-up before flying.
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