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May 30, 2013 · Leisure

In-Flight Emergencies: Medical Situations on Planes Are More Common Than You May Think

No one ever wants to have a medical emergency, but when they happen, people especially don't want to have them on an airplane, where you are trapped in a cylinder flying at an extremely high elevation, but in-flight medical emergencies occur on about one in every 604 flights.

by Karen Fredrickson