Documentation of In-flight Medical Emergencies With Medical Incident Report Forms.

In-flight Medical Emergency Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01477684
• Other study ID #: FM1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 18, 2011
• Last updated: October 15, 2012
• Start date: October 2011

Study information

• Verified date: October 2012
• Source: Ruhr University of Bochum
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Ethics Commission
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to perform a descriptive, content-based analysis on the different forms of documentation for in-flight medical emergencies that are currently provided in the emergency medical kits on board commercial airlines.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. primary completion date: November 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 1 Year and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• medical incident report form

Exclusion Criteria:

• no medical incident report form

Study Design

Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• In-flight Medical Emergency

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Ruhr-University Bochum	Bochum	NRW

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ruhr University of Bochum

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

References & Publications (1)

Sand M, Morrosch S, Sand D, Altmeyer P, Bechara FG. Medical emergencies on board commercial airlines: is documentation as expected? Crit Care. 2012 Dec 12;16(2):R42. doi: 10.1186/cc11238. — View Citation