Dominate the most common in-flight emergencies with tools and tips from this classic Curbsiders episode. Our guest, Angelica Zen MD, (formerly an IM Chief Resident at UCLA), recounts a harrowing tale of heroism at 30,000 feet and schools us on how to throw down in an in-flight emergency. We review what’s available in the standard medical kit, common conditions encountered, and the medical legal implications of responding to in-flight emergencies. This episode is a must listen before you next step on a plane. Original air date November 21, 2016. Full show notes https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Credits Written, produced and edited by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP Cover Art by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD; Paul Williams MD, FACP; Matthew Watto MD, FACP Guest: Angelica Zen MD Partners Win a prize! Celebrate National Internal Medicine Day and tell us why you’re I.M. Proud. Tell us why you are I.M. Proud and enter the contest by visiting acponline.org/improud to submit your story today! Answer one of the three questions below and share your story on social media using the hashtags #IMProud #NationalInternalMedicineDay, and tag @acpinternists. Prizes will be given out 3 times through June of 2020. The first group of winners will be announced on the first ever National Internal Medicine Day October 28, 2019! What makes you proud to practice internal medicine or one of the I.M. subspecialties?  What recent patient experience made you proud to be an internist or subspecialist? How is internal medicine unique from other subspecialties? See us at the CHEST 2019 Annual Meeting in New Orleans! We’ll be doing two live interviews on stage, plus recording two recap episodes to bring you high yield clinical pearls from the conference. Look out for us in our red Curbsiders shirts and say hello. Take a picture with Stuart! Give Paul a hug! Register today https://chestmeeting.chestnet.org/ !!!! Time Stamps 00:00 Cold open; Disclaimer 00:50 Sponsor: ACP’s National Internal Medicine Day 2019 www.acponline.org/improud  01:10 Intro, Guest Bio 02:50 Guest onliner; Wellness tips; Tips for staying up on the literature Pick of the Week*: How Doctors Think (book) by Jerome Groopman; MDCalc app; AHRQ app; Physician’s First Watch 07:30 Sponsor: ACP’s National Internal Medicine Day 2019 www.acponline.org/improud  09:08 Dr. Zen tells her story 19:27 Monitoring your patient in-flight 20:05 Contents of the standard in-flight medical kit 22:10 What Dr. Zen would have done differently 23:05 How to use available resources in-flight 24:20 Medical legal implications 28:07 How to respond to common in-flight emergencies and how to respond 29:35 Syncope and presyncope 31:55 Hypoxia altitude simulation test (HAST) 33:15 Altered mental status 33:52 Anaphylaxis 35:34 Stroke and acute coronary syndrome 36:55 Dr. Zen’s take home points 38:50 Outro *The Curbsiders participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising commissions by linking to Amazon. Simply put, if you click on my Amazon.com links and buy something we earn a (very) small commission, yet you don’t pay any extra. Goal Listeners will comprehend their role and potential liabilities during in-flight emergencies and effectively utilize available resources for triage, patient care, and decisions about diverting the plane. Learning objectives By the end of this podcast listeners will: Be familiar with the contents of the standard medical kit Think outside the box to identify, improvise and utilize the available resources for patient care Recognize the medical legal consequences of providing emergency medical care on a plane Confidently evaluate and manage common in-flight emergencies using the available resources Disclos