2020.01.28 08:24
Doc on plane diagnoses man's unusual condition midair
https://www.livescience.com/in-flight-diagnosis-facial-barotrauma.html
2020.01.28 08:30
2020.01.28 08:36
I've never seen a case, yet learned a new clinical entity.
2020.01.28 10:54
https://aerosavvy.com/aircraft-pressurization/
In the airplane we are at the top of the mountain of 6000-8000 ft high. The case in the report
must be extremely rare. It may be impossible to happen. If it occurred as reported, it
must have recovered spontaneously no matter what the doctor did. But I admire his D. Dx
and did not order emergency landing.
2020.01.29 12:21
Thank you, Dr. Ohn, for the valuable information.
I learned a lot.
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LETTERS |28 JANUARY 2020
Unilateral Facial Paralysis During an Airline Flight
Alan J. Hunter, MD
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Background: A medical emergency during a commercial airline flight may require an unplanned landing, which disrupts travel plans and is expensive.
Objective: To alert clinicians to a condition that can mimic acute stroke but does not require an unplanned aircraft landing.
Case Report: Shortly after reaching cruising altitude on a recent airline flight, I responded to a flight attendant's request for “a doctor on board.” She reported that a passenger was probably having a stroke. When I met the passenger, I found him to be young and fit looking, with a complete right-sided facial droop. In addition to the facial...