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Russell B. Rayman, MD, MPH

JAMA. 1998;279:1777-1778.

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INTRODUCTION

AS WE REACH the brink of the 21st century, technological advances are creating new demands and new opportunities in aerospace medicine to address the health needs of military and civil aircrew, astronauts, ground support personnel, and airline passengers. Two areas of aerospace medicine are of particular general interest: the medical care of passengers aboard commercial aircraft and the application of telemedicine, used in the space program since the 1960s, to patient care on Earth.

In-Flight Emergency Medical Care

During the past few years, there has been a call from Congress, the public, and the media for US commercial airlines to carry more medications in onboard emergency medical kits (EMKs) as well as automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). With predictions that the number of US airline passengers will increase from 500 million to 800 million over the next decade and the likelihood that an increasing number will be elderly or have . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Telemedicine

From the Aerospace Medical Association, Alexandria, Va.

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