In-flight medical aid: what are our capabilities and prospects?
The article discusses the problems of first aid and primary health care on Board the aircraft. The frequency of occurrence of emergency conditions during the flight is described. The issues of pathogenesis of emergency conditions taking into account changes in the environment on Board the aircraft are discussed in detail. Describes the foreign experience of providing assistance in emergency conditions during the flight, discusses the problems of assistance in the Russian Federation. The authors conclude that it is necessary to reform the provision of assistance to passengers during air travel and the adoption of a law regulating the responsibility of medical volunteers.