Read Chapter 5, Pgs. 50- 68, Basic Flight Physiology
Link to good article on High Altitude Flight
Link to Altitude Chamber Training Information
HYPOXIA - OXY DEFICIENCY
-MAIN CAUSES
1. REDUCED PRESSURE
2. FAULTY EQUIPMENT
3. LACK OF OXYGEN OR AN INHIBITOR OF OXYGEN TO BOND WITH BLOOD CELLS
-HYPOXIC HYPOXIA
--HYPEMIC HYPOXIA CO2 FAA Pamphlet
---STAGNANT HYPOXIA
----HISTOTOXIC HYPOXIA
ADDITIVE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS HYPOXIAS CAN BE DISASTROUS
EFFECTS ON OTHER SYSTEMS
-NERVOUS SYSTEM
--CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
---RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
HYPERVENTILATION
ALTHOUGH SYMPTOMS AND ONSET ARE SIMILAR TO HYPOXIA, DIFFERENT REACTIONS WITHIN THE BODY HAVE TAKEN PLACE
OXY DELIVERY APPARATUS - Link to another good article