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Thirty(71%)of 42 airlines responded.Eleven(37%)of the 30 airlines that had responded had a stated policy or restriction on the carriage of passengers with epilepsy.Five of these airlines advised increasing the dose of anticonvulsant drugs before travel.One airline insisted that epileptic passengers travel with a companion.Twenty-five(83%)of 30 airlines dealt specifically with epilepsy in the training program of their cabin crews. Seventeen(57%)of 30 airlines carried diazepam on board,mostly in injectable form.Most airlines reported nor,or very few,incidents of in- flight passenger seizures annually.The advice given to intending epileptic passengers differs greatly between airlines.Some airlines instruct intending passengers to increase their regular medication,probably without justification,since in-flight seizures are very infrequent.Training of cabin crew and the medical equipment carried on board also vary and in some cases are inadequate. |
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