Universität zu Köln

Hinkelbein, Jochen, Boehm, Lennert, Braunecker, Stefan, Genzuerker, Harald V., Kalina, Stefen, Cirillo, Fabrizio, Komorowski, Matthieu, Hohn, Andreas, Siedenburg, Joerg, Bernhard, Michael, Janicke, Ilse, Adler, Christoph, Jansen, Stefanie, Glaser, Eckard, Krawczyk, Pawel, Miesen, Mirko, Andres, Janusz, De Robertis, Edoardo and Neuhaus, Christopher (2016). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in commercial aircraft - evidence -based recommendations of the DGLRM guideline. Flugmedizin Tropenmedizin Reisemedizin, 23 (6). S. 283 - 288. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1864-175X

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Abstract

Approximately 3 billion people worldwide travel by commercial air transport annually. A calculation based on the number of passengers transported shows that between 1 out of 14,000 to 1 out of 50,000 transported passengers will experience acute medical problems during a flight. Cardiac arrest accounts for 0.3% of all in-flight medical emergencies. However, it is responsible for 86% of in-flight events resulting in death. So far, no guideline for inflight cardiac arrest (IFCA) does exist to provide specific treatment recommendations. A task force was created to develop a guideline for the treatment of in-flight cardiac arrest based on clinical and investigational expertise in this area. By using a systematic literature search including Grade, Rand and Delphi methods, specific recommendations for the treatment of IFCA have been created. Several main recommendations have been developed: emergency equipment location as well as content should be mentioned in the preflight safety announcement; ECG should be available for patients with cardiac arrest, it is very important to request help by an on -board announcement after identification of a patient with cardiac arrest; two -person CPR is considered optimum and should be performed if possible; the crew should be trained regularly in basic life support - ideally with a focus on CPR in aircraft; a diversion should immediately be performed if the patient has a return of spontaneous circulation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hinkelbein, Jochen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Boehm, Lennert UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Braunecker, Stefan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Genzuerker, Harald V. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kalina, Stefen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cirillo, Fabrizio UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Komorowski, Matthieu UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hohn, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Siedenburg, Joerg UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bernhard, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Janicke, Ilse UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Adler, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jansen, Stefanie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Glaser, Eckard UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Krawczyk, Pawel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Miesen, Mirko UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Andres, Janusz UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED De Robertis, Edoardo UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Neuhaus, Christopher UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-253413
DOI:	10.1055/s-0042-120188
Journal or Publication Title:	Flugmedizin Tropenmedizin Reisemedizin
Volume:	23
Number:	6
Page Range:	S. 283 - 288
Date:	2016
Publisher:	GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	1864-175X
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language FLIGHT MEDICAL EMERGENCIES; CARDIAC-ARREST; COUNCIL GUIDELINES; 1ST AID; SKILLS; TRAVEL Multiple languages Tropical Medicine Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/25341