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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ella Pickover

Largest study of its kind reveals extent of in-flight medical emergencies

A new study has revealed the extent of medical emergencies on commercial planes (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Archive)

A medical emergency occurs on one in every 212 commercial flights, new research suggests.

Flights are affected by medical emergencies “more frequently than previously reported”, experts said, after conducting the largest study of its kind into the events.

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