National Geographic Today anchor Susan Roesgen interviewed Traveler consumer news editor Norie Quintos Danyliw about the FAA ruling, which is the subject of the smart traveler feature in the May issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. The significance is there's a great potential to save lives. Defibrillators can help people, but only within about the first ten minutes of a heart attack. So that's why they're so important in planes because planes often can't land quickly enough to help a heart attack victim. Not that often.
Some experts say no.
One statistic shows us that in about 40 percent of medical emergencies there were no expert volunteers. So it's a problem. Talk to your doctor, and if you have a medical condition and your doctor says not to fly, heed that advice. Wow, that's really something new out there. Thank you Norie, as always we're glad to have you.