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Old Dec 24, 2016, 6:13 am
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Originally Posted by bloodyeyeballs
She's lucky it happened 15 minutes outside of LAX. I have been called for medical emergencies a few times over the years. (I am a physician). The supplies and medicines they have are useful for about 15-30 minutes but that is about it. If this happened over water, more than an hour outside of an airport with a medical center, she likely would not have survived.
Interesting. Do they at least have an AED on board?
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