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Airplanes and health. Emirates sets standards for on-board medical care

Dubai, UAE - Crew training, equipment and making the right call

Flight diversions due to inflight medical emergencies make up a tiny portion of the millions of flights operated annually, but it is costly for airlines. With more people traveling by air, the actual number of inflight medical events has been gradually increasing over the years. Emirates, one of the largest airlines by international traffic, operates over 3,500 departures a week, or more than 194,000...

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Rome, Italy, 02/07/2017 14:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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