Lawmakers Urge FAA to Require Epinephrine on Every Commercial Flight
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Lawmakers Urge FAA to Require Epinephrine on Every Commercial Flight
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation—U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Food Allergy Research Caucus, led a group of 20 bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers in calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to guarantee that emergency medical kits (EMK) on ever…
The Washington Post
INTELLINEWSA push to update airplane medical kits takes a surprise turn
Doctors asked for modern tools like EpiPens to be required. But the FAA’s proposal ignores an expert panel and instead aims to give airlines “flexibility.”
A group of democratic parliamentarians calls on the US aviation agency FAA not to loosen the epinephrine requirement on board. The agency proposed more room for manoeuvre in emergency equipment in August. A recommendation of its own working group is opposed to this, the parliamentarians argue.
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