ArticleAnnals of medicine2024
Perception, confidence, and willingness to respond to in-flight medical emergencies among medical students: a cross sectional study.
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- Effect of Simulation-Based Training on Final-Year Medical Students' Self-Reported Confidence in Recognising and Managing Acute ENT Emergencies.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Article
- Emergency at altitude: exploring physicians' knowledge, preparedness, and perspectives on in-flight medical emergencies in Saudi Arabia.World journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn-flight medical emergencies (IMEs) are expected to increase as air travel normalized in the post-COVID-19 era. However, few studies have examined health professions students' preparedness to respond to such emergencies. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate medical students' knowledge, confidence, and willingness to assist during an IME in their internship program.
methodsThis cross-sectional survey utilized an online, self-administered questionnaire-based survey targeted at medical students at two medical colleges in Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire comprised three parts: sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge about aviation medicine (10 items), and confidence (7 items)/willingness (4 items) to assist during an IME. Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (95%CI) were computed to detect potential associations between the knowledge levels and the other independent variables. Responses to confidence and willingness questions were scored on a 5-point Likert scale.
resultsOverall, 61.4% of participants had inadequate knowledge scores for providing care during an IME, and the proportion of participants did not differ between those who had or had not attended life support courses (60.4% vs. 66.7%,
conclusionEven though over 8 in 10 students in our study had previously attended life support courses, the overwhelming majority lacked the knowledge, confidence, and willingness to assist. Our study underscores the importance of teaching medical students about IMEs and their unique challenges before entering their 7th-year mandatory general internship.
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