Comparison of Inflight First Aid Performed by Cabin Crew Members and Medical Volunteers

Emergency Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02854020
• Other study ID #: SeoulNU
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 18, 2016
• Last updated: August 2, 2016
• Start date: July 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2016

Study information

• Verified date: August 2016
• Source: Seoul National University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Since the number of air travelers, including the elderly and passengers with an underlying disease, is increasing every year, the number of inflight emergency patients is expected to increase as well. The investigators attempted to identify the incidence and types of inflight medical emergencies and analyze the first aid performed by cabin crew members or medical volunteers in flights by an Asian airline. The investigators also investigated the causes of inflight deaths and aircraft diversions.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 2818
• Est. completion date: June 2016
• Est. primary completion date: September 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inflight medical emergencies from 2009 to 2013

Exclusion Criteria:

• Events that occurred before takeoff or after landing

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Emergency

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Seoul National University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Types of inflight medical emergencies confirmed by reviewing cabin reports submitted by cabin crew and medical records submitted by medical volunteers	Types of inflight medical emergencies were created according to the initial symptoms of passengers (e.g. syncope, trauma)	5 years (events during inflight, excluding events that occured before takeoff or after landing)
Secondary	Incidence of inflight medical emergencies confirmed by reviewing cabin reports submitted by cabin crew and medical records submitted by medical volunteers	Incidence in inflight emergencies/million passengers	5 years (events during inflight, excluding events that occured before takeoff or after landing)
Secondary	The causes of inflight deaths and aircraft diversions confirmed by reviewing cabin reports submitted by cabin crew and medical records submitted by medical volunteers	The causes of deaths and diversions were confirmed by types of inflight	5 years (events during inflight, excluding events that occured before takeoff or after landing)