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Rep. Maloney Backs Bill Promoting Child Safety On Airplanes

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- U.S. Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-18) and Richard Hanna (R-22) unveiled their bipartisan legislation to upgrade emergency medical supplies for children on airplanes.

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney

Photo Credit: Office of Sean Maloney.

As a father, I believe that every family deserves to have the peace of mind that comes with knowing their airplane is properly equipped for an emergency,” said Maloney. “It is unacceptable that our children’s safety is not accounted for on airplanes today, and our proposal will remedy this situation by requiring the FAA to enforce emergency medical requirements for our kids.”

Currently, airplanes are not required to carry child-sized doses of emergency medicine, such as Epi-Pens, passenger aircrafts. Adult travelers can generally feel safe knowing that, in the case of a medical emergency, a well-trained flight crew will have the medical equipment necessary to treat them. However, the Emergency Medical Kits required on commercial flights are often not suited to treating infants and children.

The Airplane KITS Act looks to specifically require the FAA, within one year of enactment, to initiate a rule-making to update the requirements for EMKs to ensure that they contain appropriate medication and equipment to meet the emergency needs of children, including Epi-Pens.

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