TIL 44,000 in-flight medical emergencies occur each year. However, only .3% result in death. Thanks, in part, to a high likelihood of having a doctor on-board. User Revort_, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 07 May 2015
Outcomes of medical emergencies on commercial airline flights — “we estimate that 44,000 in-flight medical emergencies occur worldwide each year” [N Engl J Med, May 2013 — free full-text] (X-post /r/medicine) User isosafrole, in the aviation subreddit, 15 Jul 2013
Outcomes of medical emergencies on commercial airline flights — “we estimate that 44,000 in-flight medical emergencies occur worldwide each year” [N Engl J Med, May 2013 — free full-text] User isosafrole, in the /r/medicine: a subreddit for medical professionals subreddit, 15 Jul 2013
Are you an MD/HCP? Do you use commercial flights? NEJM 2013 stats on in-flight emergencies (2:50) User ManofManyTalentz, in the /r/medicine: a subreddit for medical professionals subreddit, 22 Jun 2013