26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-9.2.2

AVIATION TELEMEDICINE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

J. S. Garrett, P. M. Alves
MedAire Inc., USA

Keywords: Telemedicine, In-flight medical incidents

With a billion airline passengers flying worldwide – many of them older and traveling with greater frequency and on longer flights – the safety of passengers poses a threat. Learn the history of aviation telemedicine, current in-flight statistics derived from 74 international carriers, and proposed solutions for preventing and managing in-flight emergencies.

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