Trouble in Thin Air: Responding to Inflight Medical Emergencies

By Mark Liao, MD, NRP (@EMSFellowMark) Peer Reviewed by Jeremiah Escajeda, MD (@JerEscajeda) Clinical Scenario: As you settle into your seat on a cross-country airline flight to yet another Emergency Medicine conference, you hear the familiar Hi-Low tone signaling an announcement. Suddenly a pressured, yet professional, voice booms overhead: “If there is a medical professional …

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