Korean journal of aerospace and environmental medicine (항공우주의학회지)

Aerospace Medical Association of Korea (한국항공우주의학협회)
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In-Flight Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and COVID-19

기내 심폐소생술과 COVID-19

  • Kim, Jung Eon (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital)
  • 김정언 (인제대학교 일산백병원 응급의학과)
  • Received : 2021.12.16
  • Accepted : 2021.12.17
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

As the number of passengers using aircraft increases around the world, there may be more medical measures needed within the aircraft. These medical measures may also include measures against serious situations such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, since the environment is different from the hospital in the aircraft, it may be difficult to cope with such a situation. Moreover, such in-flight CPR may become more difficult at a time when the proportion of out-ofhospital CPR is decreasing due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, I would like to summarize how in-flight CPR is performed and review the main discussions on CPR in the COVID-19 pandemic, and finally suggest how to perform a safe CPR in the COVID-19 situation.

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