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Amy Faith HoMD, MPH

In-Flight & Travel Medicine

“Is there a doctor on board?” I’ve answered that call — I flew helicopter trauma transport during residency — and I’ve spent the years since making the case for safer skies: at ACEP on medical emergencies at 28,000 feet, on NewsNation when the FAA investigated pilots’ medical records, and on camera for bringing the in-flight medical kit up to date.

Start hereWhy In-Flight Emergency Kits Need an Update — Medscape

In print

2016International Patient TransportsDispatch — Field notes from international patient repatriation.AAEM/RSA

From the stage

Is there a doctor on board? Medical emergencies at 28,000 feetACEP Scientific Assembly · 2021
Is there a doctor on board? In-flight emergenciesIES Quality Summit (10th Annual)

On screen

Nearly 5K pilots forged medical records to flyMorning in America · 2023Emergency medical kits are essential to saving airline passengers, but doctors say regulations are outdatedInvestigateTV · 2023Why In-Flight Emergency Kits Need an UpdateMedscape · 2022

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