Cable GG. In-flight hypoxia incidents in military aircraft: causes and implications for training.
Aviat Space Environ Med 2003; 74: 169–72. Background: Hypoxia has long been …

Background Patients with COPD may need supplemental oxygen during air travel to avoid
development of severe hypoxemia. The current study evaluated whether the hypoxia …

Background: The British Thoracic Society (BTS) recommendations for patients with
respiratory disease planning air travel suggest that an oxygen saturation (SaO2)> 95 …

Several publications have reported effects of hypobaric conditions in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. To the current authors' knowledge, similar studies …

To identify patients with respiratory disease, who may be at risk of developing respiratory
distress during commercial air travel, a hypoxia inhalation test (HIT) can be performed. This …

BACKGROUND Hypobaric hypoxemia is a well-known risk of aeromedical evacuation (AE).
Validating patients as safe to fly includes assessment of oxygenation status as well as …

Travel is more affordable and improved high-altitude airports, railways, and roads allow
rapid access to altitude destinations without acclimatization. The physiology of exposure to …

Singh B, Cable GG, Hampson GV, Pascoe GD, Corbett M, Smith A. Hypoxia awareness
training for aircrew: a comparison of two techniques. Aviat Space Environ Med 2010; 81: 857 …

Background: Predictive equations have been proposed as a simpler alternative to hypoxic
challenge testing (HCT) for determining the risk of in-flight hypoxia. Aim: To assess …

The objective of this study was to quantitate the effects of O 2 supplementation by nasal
cannula (NC) and Venturi mask (VM) on PaO 2 in patients with chronic obstructive …