High-Altitude Travel with Medical Problems Travel to high altitude is increasing. The authors
discuss physiological changes at high altitude, pretravel evaluation for common medical …

Importance In-flight medical emergencies (IMEs) are common and occur in a complex
environment with limited medical resources. Health care personnel are often asked to assist …

A new wave of portable biosensors allows frequent measurement of health-related
physiology. We investigated the use of these devices to monitor human physiological …

The aeromedical transport of critically ill patients has become an integral part of practicing
medicine on a global scale. The development of reliable portable medical equipment allows …

The number of medical emergencies onboard aircraft is increasing as commercial air traffic
increases and the general population ages, becomes more mobile, and includes individuals …

This pre-eminent work has developed over six editions in response to man's attempts to
climb higher and higher unaided, and to spend more time at altitude for both work and …

This study investigated how high-altitude (HA, 4300 m) acclimatization affected exogenous
glucose oxidation during aerobic exercise. Sea-level (SL) residents (n= 14 men) performed …

Patients with chronic lung disease may have mild hypoxemia at sea level. Some of these
cases may go unrecognized, and even among those who are known to be hypoxemic, some …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a challenging respiratory problem
throughout the world. Although survival is prolonged with new therapies and better …

The exponential growth of commercial flights has resulted in a sharp rise of air travellers
over the last 2 decades, including passengers with a wide range of cardiovascular …