Characteristics of In-Flight Medical Emergencies on a Commercial Airline in Mainland China: Retrospective Study
The occurrence of and deaths associated with IMEs are rare in mainland China, but a temporal trend shows higher incidence rates at night and in winter. The leading IMEs are cardiac symptoms, seizures, and syncope. The establishment of a unified reporting system for IMEs and ground-to-air medical support are of great value for reducing IMEs and deaths in the global community.
Authors
- Weisong Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-2287)
- Shuai Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8755-1192)
- Pei Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-9768)
- Ying Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6859-8702)
- Ruizi Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0546-9348)
- Zhitao Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6289-6493)
- Erzhen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-6080)
- Wanying Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5240-9629)
- Xiaomei Dong
- Hanbing Shang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-2758)
- Jing Yang
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Ruijin Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/63557
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Travel-related health issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Ruijin Hospital