ER doctor: I’ve been the ‘doctor on board’ during an in-flight emergency. Airlines need better medical kits.

I’ve been the doctor responding to medical emergencies on a flight, and the medical kits I used contained minimal supplies.
usace.army.mil

Army National Guard medics among first to attend revamped flight medic program

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 15, 2012) -- Medics from the Army National Guard are among those taking part in a pilot program designed to revamp the training that flight medics throughout the ...
WTOL

Not your average nurses: ProMedica flights medics are experts in field, and in air

TOLEDO, Ohio — ProMedica Air and Mobile helps people all across the midwest, whether it's a stroke, heart attack or other medical emergency. The medics who work out of these flying hospitals are some ...
Medscape

Physicians Should Prepare for In-Flight Medical Emergencies

In-flight medical emergencies occur on 1 in every 604 flights worldwide. Airline passengers who are healthcare professionals should be prepared to respond, advise the authors of a study published in ...
WSB-TV

2-year-old reunites with north Georgia flight medic who helped save his life

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A young child thanked a first responder last week after officials said he saved his life. Habersham County sheriff officials said at Habersham E-911 Children’s Fun Fest, 2-year ...