… that arise in-flight. Subsequent … at 29 patients with known or suspected ischemic heart
disease requiring AE demonstrated that 5 (17%) of these patients dropped their oxygen saturation (…

… are stable and convalescing, some may be critically ill and require high levels of in-flight
medical … However, any drop in a patient’s oxygen saturation requires immediate evaluation of …

… We presume that these clinical decrements may potentiate … of aeromedical evacuation from
injury result in a patient who is … to successful supplementation of in-flight oxygen. On the other …

… , cabin altitude restriction, and inflight transfusions (powerful influencers on tissue oxygen …
that each patient was provided supplemental oxygen to maintain inflight saturations above 96…

… successful assistance during an in-flight medical emergency. … that larger decrements in the
partial pressure of oxygen, such … If necessary, place oxygen on the patient, start IV fluids from …

… The decrement in partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO 2 ) attributable to altitude
… /RQ; where FiO 2 is the fraction of inspired oxygen, P B is the barometric pressure, P H2O is …

… These factors affect the care of ill or injured patients in any … By the 1970s, civilian
aeromedical emergency care began in … and decrements in performance due to in-flight medical …

… INTRODUCTION: Acute decrement in psychomotor perfor… rapid and effective way to evacuate
patients. However, little is … This study evaluated the impact of aeromedical evacuation in a …

… Aeromedical professionals sometimes certify if a patient is medically cleared for transport
through the aeromedical evacuation … utes to fatigue and performance decrement. In an effort to …

… from fitness to fly for such patients, in the section on aviation … values have the largest
decrement in VO2max at high altitude… do provide oxygen usually do so only in flight; if oxygen is …