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Table 4 Diagnosis*

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

Airline

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Items

          

Acute abdomen (Y/N)

       

X

  

Alcohol abuse (Y/N)

       

X

  

Allergic reaction (Y/N)

       

X

  

Asthmatic attack (Y/N)

  

X

    

X

  

Bone fracture (Y/N)

X

 

X

    

X

  

Bruising (Y/N)

X

 

X

      

X

Burn (Y/N)

       

X

 

X

Burn (Y/N)

X

 

X

    

X

 

X

Childbirth (Y/N)

       

X

  

Circulatory collapse (Y/N)

  

X

    

X

  

Convulsive seizure (Y/N)

X

 

X

X

X

  

X

  

Cut (Y/N)

X

        

X

Febrile convulsion (Y/N)

       

X

  

Foreign body (Y/N)

X

         

Heart attack (Y/N)

  

X

    

X

  

Hyperglycemia (Y/N)

  

X

    

X

  

Hypertensive crisis (Y/N)

  

X

    

X

  

Hypoglycemia (Y/N)

  

X

    

X

  

Intoxication (Y/N)

       

X

  

Mental illness (Y/N)

       

X

  

Pseudocroup (Y/N)

       

X

  

Scald (Y/N)

       

X

  

Sprain (Y/N)

X

        

X

Strain (Y/N)

         

X

Stroke (Y/N)

  

X

    

X

  

Vaginal bleeding (Y/N)

       

X

  

Wound (Y/N)

X

      

X

 

X

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