HEALTH on aircraft has always been important and continues thus (and we shall be commenting on DVT next week). Emirates for its new Airbus A380 and long-range Boeing 777s currently on order is to install a system called Tempus developed by UK-based Remote Diagnostic Technologies Ltd (RDT). This will allow the airline”s cabin crew to obtain clinically-accurate vital signs data from a passenger who has been taken ill in flight. Tempus records a passenger's blood pressure, pulse rate, temperature, electrocardiogram (ECG), blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. The data is then sent via the inflight communications system to emergency medical specialists at the Medlink Response Centre in Phoenix , USA, who can diagnose the problem and advise the crew on the best course of action. The onboard system allows satellite discussions to take place from every seat on the aircraft. An earlier version is already in operation on all Emirates' Airbus A340-500.
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