In-flight allergic emergencies

Mario Sánchez-Borges; Victoria Cardona; Margitta  Worm; Richard F.  Lockey; Aziz Sheikh; Paul A.  Greenberger; Ignacio J. Ansotegui; Motohiro  Ebisawa; Yehia El-Gamal; Stanley Fineman; Mario  Geller; Alexei  Gonzalez-Estrada; Luciana Tanno; Bernard Y.  Thong

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Mario Sánchez-Borges, Phone: +58 212 2615284, Email: sanchezbmario@gmail.com

This is a product of the Anaphylaxis Committee of the World Allergy Organization.

The authors thank the Board of Directors for approval and support of the paper.

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Aircraft
Air travel
Allergic reaction
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
Emergency
Flight
Food allergy

In-flight allergic emergencies

Mario Sánchez-Borges, Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad

Victoria Cardona, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron

Margitta Worm, Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Richard F. Lockey, University of South Florida

Aziz Sheikh, The University of Edinburgh

Paul A. Greenberger, Northwestern University Feinberg

Ignacio J. Ansotegui, Hospital Quironsalud Bizkaia

Motohiro Ebisawa, Sagamihara National Hospital

Yehia El-Gamal, Ain Shams University

Stanley Fineman, Emory University

Mario Geller, Academy of Medicine of Rio de Janeiro

Alexei Gonzalez-Estrada, East Tennessee State University

Luciana Tanno, Montpellier, and Sorbonne Universités

Bernard Y. Thong, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

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World Allergy Organization Journal

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Volume 10, Number 1

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BioMed Central | 2017-12

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Article | Final Publisher PDF

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https://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/s2r9f

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http://doi.org/10.1186/s40413-017-0148-1

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Allergic and hypersensitivity reactions such as anaphylaxis and asthma exacerbations may occur during air travel. Although the exact incidence of in-flight asthma and allergic emergencies is not known, we have concerns that this subject has not received the attention it warrants. There is a need to provide passengers at risk and airlines with the necessary measures to prevent and manage these emergencies. A review of the epidemiology, management and approaches to prevention of allergic and asthma emergencies during air travel is presented with the goal of increasing awareness about these important, potentially preventable medical events

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