Health risks of long-distance air travel. Role of the general practitioner

作者：Bazex Jacques; Cabanis Emmanuel Alain

来源：Bulletin de l Academie Nationale de Medecine, 2010, 194(6): 1045-1069.

• AEROSPACE MEDICINE
• AIRCRAFT
• HYPOXIA

Air transport is seeing an increase in long-distance flights (12-16 hours average flight time), greater seating capacity, and a higher proportion of elderly, and hence more fragile, passengers. The French Academy of Medicine recommends that medical care be reinforced, particularly on long-distance flights, through the following measures: (i) passengers should be informed in advance of potential risks, through a Passenger's Guide, (ii) all future passengers should be encouraged to seek health advice and information from their general practitioner, (iii) flight crew members should receive training as "in-flight medical correspondents", and (iv) airlines and plane designers should reserve a "medical space" on the plane, equipped with appropriate medical materials.

• 出版日期2010-6