Judith AFA

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1. Illness among aircraft crew and passengers

   Judith AFA replied to Judith AFA's topic in General Nursing

   Clarification - symptoms reported following exposure to heated hydraulic fluids/oils in air supply systems on commercial aircraft: Flu-like symptoms (chills, muscle aches), stomach cramping (consistent with exposure to organophosphate additives). Tun...

2. Illness among aircraft crew and passengers

   Judith AFA replied to Judith AFA's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Gwenith: THANK YOU for your post. Yes, Ausssies still require pesticide spraying, along with New Zealand, Jamaica, Fiji, Trinidad & Tobago, India, etc. Also, some countries require pesticide spraying on selected flights - UK, France, Czech Rep...

3. Illness among aircraft crew and passengers

   Judith AFA replied to Judith AFA's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Lucy: Got goosebumps when I read your post. United Airlines sprays its 747-400 aircraft in Hong Kong, in anticipation of routing them to Australia within the next 8 weeks. Those aircraft usually fly to Chicago or San Francisco, and then routed on...

4. Illness among aircraft crew and passengers

   Judith AFA posted a topic in General Nursing

   Calling all nurses... If passengers and crew of commercial aircraft come into the ER etc. sick with symptoms consistent with exposure to carbon monoxide/tricresylphosphates or pyrethroid pesticides, is it standard to work backwards and ask questions ...