Flight physiology. Clinical considerations
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I J Blumen1, M K Abernethy, M J Dunne
1Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, Illinois.
Critical Care Clinics
|July 1, 1992
Abstract:
Altitude-related complications and the stresses of flight represent the components of flight physiology. Understanding the complexities associated with patient management relative to barometric pressure changes and hypoxia is of paramount concern to air medical personnel. This article reviews flight physiology as well as appropriate precautions and interventions that must be practiced to provide optimal patient care at various altitudes.