MedAire has released a suite of new medical kits for business and general aviation aircraft in Europe. The medical kits’ contents and packaging allow crew and passengers to quickly and easily assess and address in-flight medical events.
The new medical kits are the result of an evaluation by the MedAire Medical Product Review Board, which meets annually to review medical kit contents to ensure MedAire continues to meet the needs of the customer; that applicable regulatory revisions are met; and to consider new medications and equipment on the market.
The new MedAire Advanced Aviation Medical Kit contains contents to stabilize patients in critical situations and begin treatment of the most common in-flight ailments, such as antibiotics to provide initial therapy for common bacterial infections. Accurate, easy-to-use assessment and monitoring equipment was also deemed a priority, so a digital blood pressure monitor is included in the medical kit.
The updated Aircraft First Aid Kits include medications to address motion sickness, oral rehydration salts to address dehydration and a digital wrist blood pressure monitor to make the obtention of blood pressure and heart rate readings easier in flight.
The Aircraft First Aid Kit Rx includes a bronchodilator and the addition of the anti-nausea drug ondansetron, as gastrointestinal concerns and nausea are the most common in-flight complaints during general aviation flights.
“The wellbeing of those who fly is the basis for each and every decision we make when determining what medications and equipment to include in our medical kits,” said Dr. Paulo Alves, Global Medical Director of Aviation Health at MedAire. “The ability to provide quality, accurate and timely assistance is the goal for all of MedAire’s products and services.”
MedAire’s medical kits are fully integrated with its travel risk management solution, which includes MedAire’s MedLink, the world-renowned 24/7 global emergency response centre for in-flight medical assistance. MedAire’s doctors have visibility into the medical equipment on board a client’s aircraft, saving valuable time when administering assistance to a patient. The medical kit contents and their applications are also reviewed in MedAire’s industry-leading Management of In-Flight Illness and Injury course taken by flight crew, owners, and operators.
The MedAire medical kits all meet or exceed AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.220 (the replacement rule to JAA AMC-OPS 1.745); FAR 91.513(d); Canada AOHS (Section 9.8) (Sch 2) (Type B); and HKCAD AN101E requirements; and complies with OSHA’s blood-borne pathogens standard.
MedAire medical kits are assembled under strict ISO 9001 quality assurance standards, and MedAire’s assembly facilities are ISO certified.
MedAire will be featuring the new medical kits at EBACE 2014, 20 – 22 May, in Geneva.
