Comparison of Inflight First Aid Performed by Cabin Crew Members and Medical Volunteers

Completed

• Conditions: Emergency

• Registration Number: NCT02854020
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University

Brief Summary

Since the number of air travelers, including the elderly and passengers with an underlying disease, is increasing every year, the number of inflight emergency patients is expected to increase as well. The investigators attempted to identify the incidence and types of inflight medical emergencies and analyze the first aid performed by cabin crew members or medical volunteers in flights by an Asian airline. The investigators also investigated the causes of inflight deaths and aircraft diversions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-07
• Primary Completion: 2015-09
• Study Completion: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted: 2016-07-18
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-08-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2016-08-03
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2818

Inclusion Criteria

• Inflight medical emergencies from 2009 to 2013

Exclusion Criteria

• Events that occurred before takeoff or after landing

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Types of inflight medical emergencies confirmed by reviewing cabin reports submitted by cabin crew and medical records submitted by medical volunteers	5 years (events during inflight, excluding events that occured before takeoff or after landing)	Types of inflight medical emergencies were created according to the initial symptoms of passengers (e.g. syncope, trauma)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of inflight medical emergencies confirmed by reviewing cabin reports submitted by cabin crew and medical records submitted by medical volunteers	5 years (events during inflight, excluding events that occured before takeoff or after landing)	Incidence in inflight emergencies/million passengers
The causes of inflight deaths and aircraft diversions confirmed by reviewing cabin reports submitted by cabin crew and medical records submitted by medical volunteers	5 years (events during inflight, excluding events that occured before takeoff or after landing)	The causes of deaths and diversions were confirmed by types of inflight