Table 2

Non-medical data*

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

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

Sand et al. Critical Care 2012 16:R42   doi:10.1186/cc11238