The Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) has joined three other aviation and medical organizations in recommending items to be included in aircraft medical kits, carried for use in case of in-flight medical emergencies.
The International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the International Air Transport Association all endorsed the recommendations.
AsMA included the recommendations in the third edition of its Medical Guidelines for Airline Travel1 — published in late 2014 and now available as “an online ‘living’ document which can be updated as and when new information becomes available” — and separately, in the June issue of its Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance journal.2
Regulations require airlines to carry first-aid and medical kits, AsMA said, adding that “detailed policies regarding contents of the kits, training of the crew and treatment of passengers are at the …
