5 Special Medical Services Provided To The President of the USA

Emergency Medical Service on the Presidential Plane

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The presidential plane, called Air Force One, is equipped with a full emergency room. If an emergency should arise in the air, the White House doctor has access to an operating table, operating room lights, and has all the emergency medical equipment to perform surgery on the president while in the air. As the plane is equipped for emergencies, it doesn’t have a medical laboratory or an X-ray machine. Medical issues that require these are left until the plane has landed.

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