#19: How to respond to in-flight emergencies

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science, Higher Education, Education

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🗓️ 21 November 2016

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Does the thought of responding to an in-flight emergency ruin your air travel? Then tune in because on this episode, Angelica Zen, MD, Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at UCLA, recounts a harrowing tale of heroism at 30,000 feet and schools us on how to throw down in an in-flight emergency. We review what’s available in the standard medical kit, common conditions encountered, and the medical legal implications of responding to in-flight emergencies. This episode is a must listen before you next step on a plane.

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0:00.0	I had a workman next morning so I was trying to catch up on my sleep.
0:03.9	It was like three am Asian time and they were like,
0:06.4	oh, are there any volunteers or doctors on the plane?
0:09.6	So I raised my hand and they were like, yeah, you know,
0:11.6	this lady just has a little bit of abdominal pain.
0:13.8	I think she just has some gas. Can you come and see her?
0:26.3	Welcome back to the curbsiders.
0:28.2	Hi, no, you're not Paul.
0:31.2	Welcome back to the curbsiders.
0:33.0	Hi, Matt.
0:33.7	The internal medicine podcast that uses expert interviews
0:36.5	to bring you clinical pearls and practice changing knowledge.
0:39.3	Pretty brain hole.
0:40.2	I'm Matt Wato here with my co-hosts, Dr. Paul Williams and Dr. Stuart Brigham.
0:44.8	Hey, how you doing, Matt?
0:46.1	Matt, what's Matt?
0:48.0	I don't know.
0:50.0	What's happening?
0:51.3	Matt, Stuart, great to see you.
0:54.2	Okay.
0:54.7	Let's see, too, Paul.
0:55.8	So we're here, are you?
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