"The ability to climb a flight of 15 stairs and walk 50 meters without symptoms is an indication that a patient will cope with air travel."
Recommended medical exclusions from air travel:
- Stroke or transient ischaemic attack
- Not within 3 days. Medical information form required if travelling within 10 days
- Congestive cardiac failure
- Individual assessment - failure needs to be controlled
- Arrhythmia
- Must be stable
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Individual assessment - patient needs to be stabilised on anticoagulants
- Anaemia
- Not fit if Hb <7.5 g/dL. Medical information form for Hb 7.5-10.5 g/dL. Not within 10 days of sickling crisis
- Pneumothorax
- Not within 2 weeks following full inflation of lung
- After surgery
- Not within 5-7 days depending on circumstances
- Appendicectomy
- 5 days
- Angioplasty
- Not within 3 days, with stents 5 days
- Coronary bypass
- Not within 10 days
