Lack of intubation eguipment on ek flights ?
From time to time i fly with Emirates. I work as a nurse anesthesist in Europe. I was surprised when i read mr. Gadgetman who stated that there was no intubations eqiupment ombord in planes from EK.
If a cardiac arrest situation should happend onbord on a long haul flight
CPR and use of a defibrilator in combination with i.v. medications sutch as Adrenalin, Amiodaron, Atropine etc. are essentials.
But equipment to take care of airway management is needed as well. Laryngoscope and endothraceal tubes i different sizes should be on every long haul flights.
I for sure would have missed it if I was invold in a cardiac arrest situasion onboard.
By the way, if shock is indicated ( say 200 joules ) is it ok for the pilots
that the defibrillator will be used ? ( Thinking of interference with the flight computers etc )
As you guys has stated several times, there are "always" doctors onboard.