Commercial airliners are required to have medical kits and AED machines onboard. Critics say the FAA's minimum medical kit requirements are insufficient. Passengers should stay in their seats if ...

This article was originally featured on KHN. In March, a Frontier Airlines flight was headed from Phoenix to Las Vegas when a female passenger stopped breathing. The flight attendant yelled in the ...

Commercial airplanes are required to carry sealed emergency medical kits, like the one pictured, that contain specific equipment and medications. But health professionals who have volunteered to help ...

Is there a doctor on board? That is something airplane passengers don’t want to hear at 30,000 feet, but doctors say the number of people needing medical help on airplanes will increase as the flying ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . H.R. 3935, a bill signed into law on May 16 by President Joe Biden, includes a clause stating that the Federal ...

In March, a Frontier Airlines flight was headed from Phoenix to Las Vegas when a female passenger stopped breathing. The flight attendant yelled in the cabin for help. A passenger who was trained as a ...

“So what happens is an emergency medical kit on one airplane is organized differently than an emergency medical kit on another airplane,” Mattison said. “It’s my opinion that the kits be standardized ...

Lawmakers unveiled legislation in the House Wednesday to require airlines to update their medical emergency kits to better protect kids in-flight. Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Richard Hanna ...

Airplane passengers have fainted, thrown up their breakfast, broken bones and suffered heart attacks. One woman even gave birth to twins — one in the air and the other on land. Recently, a passenger ...

In March, a Frontier Airlines flight was headed from Phoenix to Las Vegas when a female passenger stopped breathing. The flight attendant yelled in the cabin for help. A passenger who was trained as a ...