What happens when there is an emergency mid-air

Ever thought of what happens when there is a medical emergency on a plane? That’s the subject of travel writer Natalie Paris’ piece for The Telegraph. Cabin crew are trained on a number of basic medical emergencies, but they sometimes they need to call out for a doctor among the passengers — imagine the panic on board. And if necessary, they can seek expert advice from doctors on the ground. This little detail: Cabin crew “are taught how to keep passengers from panicking by talking in a calm but authoritative voice.” Medical emergencies on flights worldwide are estimated to happen 44,000 times per year, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Media Center, which correlates with emergencies happening in about 1 out of 600 commercial flights.