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Table 2 Non-medical data*

From: Medical emergencies on board commercial airlines: is documentation as expected?

Airline

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Items

          

Advice given by a physician/health-care professional (Y/N)

X

   

X

     

Aircraft details

(Type, No. of passengers)

         

X

Aircraft registration number

       

X

  

Cabin activity

         

X

Cabin floor condition

         

X

Cabin lighting

         

X

Communication - ACARS used (Y/N)

X

       

X

 

Communication - High frequency used (Y/N)

X

         

Communication - MedLink used (Y/N)

   

X

      

Communication - Satcom used (Y/N)

X

         

Date of incident

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Delay (Y/N)

       

X

  

Departure airport

X

X

X

    

X

  

Destination airport

X

X

X

    

X

X

X

Doctor on board call (Y/N)

X

       

X

 

Duration of occurrence

X

         

Emergency contact

    

X

     

Flight factors

         

X

Flight number

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

Flight phase

         

X

General flight and weather conditions

       

X

  

Ground medical control contact (Y/N)

X

  

X

      

Ground medical control contact not successful (Y/N)

X

         

Ground medical control contact successful (Y/N)

X

         

Health-care professional assistance (Y/N)

X

  

X

    

X

X

Liability Information

    

X

     

License number of the physician

 

X

        

Location of incident

       

X

  

Name of the flight purser

X

X

X

       

Name, address, field of the assisting physician/health-care professional

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

Passenger's home address

X

 

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

Passenger's name

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Passenger's age (years)

    

X

   

X

 

Passenger's date of birth

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

Passenger's email address

 

X

        

Passenger's frequent flyer status

X

         

Passenger's nationality

      

X

   

Passenger's passport number

      

X

   

Passenger's seat number

X

X

 

X

   

X

X

X

Passenger's sex

X

X

 

X

   

X

X

 

Passenger's signature accepting treatment

 

X

    

X

   

Passenger's signature refusing treatment

  

X

   

X

X

  

Passenger's ticket number

       

X

  

Passenger's weight

       

X

  

Passenger's home telephone number

X

X

     

X

 

X

Physician on board (Y/N)

X

       

X

 

Physician compensation offered (Y/N)

   

X

      

Physician's email address

 

X

 

X

      

Physician's passport number

    

X

     

Physician's telephone number

 

X

 

X

      

Pilot name

 

X

   

X

    

Pilot's personnel number

 

X

        

Pilot's signature

 

X

        

Port health authority advised (Y/N)

   

X

      

Pregnancy (Y/N)

X

X

 

X

      

Purser's personnel number

X

X

        

Purser's signature

 

X

X

       

Signature of physician/health-care professional

 

X

X

    

X

  

Time of occurrence

X

 

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

Duration of treatment

   

X

      

Type of flooring

         

X

Weather

         

X

Witness details (Name/Address/Nationality/Passport No.)

      

X

  

X

  1. *Details from 10 airlines (A-J) on the documentation of on board in-flight medical emergencies, sub-category non-medical data.
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