Urgent Medical and Surgical Conditions During Flights

NCT ID: NCT02457455

Last Updated: 2015-05-29

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1312 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-01-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence and status of urgent medical conditions. After defining the urgent situations, the investigators will evaluate the adequacy of the standard medical kits and trainings.

Detailed Description

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In this study, the incidence and status of urgent medical conditions, the attitudes of health professionals who encounter such conditions, adequacy of Aerospace Medical Association (ASMA) suggested medical kits and training of cabin crew in data-received-company aircrafts and the demographic data of patients have been evaluated.

Conditions

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Syncope Arrest Vertigo Pain Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hypertension CAD

Keywords

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inflight emergencies

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Sick passangers

Passengers or cabincreew whom needed urgent medical supports during flights with completed medical records. (Aforementioned Flight Company records complaints, symptoms and diagnoses, demographic data, the mortality of those who request medical aid, whether medical treatment is performed by the cabin crew or by a medical professional on the plane, as well as those conditions which resulted in an emergency landing and dead). All ages are included.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All passengers (no age limitations) needed urgent medical support during flights

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients whom medical urgency records are insufficient
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Weeks

Maximum Eligible Age

95 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Antalya Training and Research Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mustafa Kesapli, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Antalya Training and Research Hospital

Locations

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Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency

Antalya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Thibeault C, Evans AD. AsMA Medical Guidelines for Air Travel: stresses of flight. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2015 May;86(5):486-7. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.4225.2015.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25945668 (View on PubMed)

Ruskin KJ. In-flight medical emergencies: time for a registry? Crit Care. 2009;13(1):121. doi: 10.1186/cc7715. Epub 2009 Feb 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19291266 (View on PubMed)

Ruskin KJ, Hernandez KA, Barash PG. Management of in-flight medical emergencies. Anesthesiology. 2008 Apr;108(4):749-55. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816725bc. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18362607 (View on PubMed)

Lyznicki JM, Williams MA, Deitchman SD, Howe JP 3rd; Council on Sceientific Affairs, American Medical Association. Inflight medical emergencies. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2000 Aug;71(8):832-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10954361 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Antalya TRH 002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id