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I have very limited fixed wing experience also, but
I can tell you one thing for sure - you want to load your high risk OB patient
in with their head to the rear of the aircraft, it's amazing what that G force
does to a gravid abdomen!!!
Marie
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Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:30
AM
Subject: Flight Physiology
Hi all - I've got a question for
those of you who are very experienced in the realm of fixed wing transport:
Exactly how do you apply the principles of flight physiology to your
patient assessment and management?
I'm quite familiar with basic flight
physiology; the gas laws, the stressors of flight, etc....but what I mean is,
how do you use that info?
My experience is almost exclusively
with low-altitude helicopter transport - where the effects of changing
altitude aren't much of a factor - so I'm just curious to learn what little
tricks and assessment techniques you airplane types routinely use during
patient preparation and transport. Thanks!
-Allan
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