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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Contributions of Hypoxia-Awareness Training to the Familiarization of Personal Symptoms for Occupational Safety in the Flight Environment.

Kwo-Tsao Chiang, Min-Yu Tu, Chao-Chien Cheng, Hsin-Hui Chen, Wun-Wei Huang, Yu-Lung Chiu, Yun-Yi Wang, Chung-Yu Lai

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  5. Analysis of Altitude Hypoxia Training and In-Flight Hypoxia Events among the Helicopter Aircrews.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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Kwo-Tsao ChiangAviation Physiology Research Laboratory, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung City 820, Taiwan.
Min-Yu TuAviation Physiology Research Laboratory, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung City 820, Taiwan.
Chao-Chien ChengAviation Physiology Research Laboratory, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung City 820, Taiwan.
Hsin-Hui ChenDepartment of General Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114, Taiwan.
Wun-Wei HuangAviation Physiology Research Laboratory, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital Gangshan Branch, Kaohsiung City 820, Taiwan.
Yu-Lung ChiuSchool of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114, Taiwan.
Yun-Yi WangEmergency Room, Kaohsiung Armed Force General Hospital, Kaohsiung City 802, Taiwan.
Chung-Yu LaiGraduate Institute of Aerospace and Undersea Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7524-3010

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Abstract

Hypoxia remains a flight-safety issue in terms of aviation medicine. Hypoxia-awareness training has been used to help aircrew members recognize personal hypoxia symptoms. There is still no study, as yet, to establish the association of within-subject data between inflight hypoxia events and the altitude chamber. The main purpose of our study was to use paired subjects' data on inflight hypoxia symptoms compared with those experienced during training. A questionnaire was developed to obtain information on military aircrew members in 2018. Among 341 subjects, 46 (13.49%) suffered from inflight hypoxia. The majority of the subjects detected ongoing inflight hypoxia on the basis of their previous experience with personal hypoxia symptoms or sensations in previous chamber flights. Of the top five hypoxia symptoms, the data revealed that hot flashes, poor concentration, and impaired cognitive function appeared both during the inflight events and during the hypoxia-awareness training. The occurrence rate of hypoxia symptoms was found to not be significantly different between the in-flight events and the past chamber flights through an analysis of within-subject data. Because the individual memory had faded away over time, fresher hypoxia awareness training is still mandatory and valuable to recall personal hypoxia experience for military aircrew members.

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Aerospace MedicineMilitary PersonnelOccupational HealthAltitudeHumansHypoxiaaltitude chamberaviation medicinehypoxiahypoxia-awareness training

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PMCPMC7998297

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