Hypoxia symptoms reported during helicopter operations below 10,000 ft: A retrospective survey

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 794-798

  Smith, Adrian ^a  

^a BAE Systems Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Helicopter aircrew; High density altitude; Hypoxia; Physiological zone

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRPLANE CREW; ALTITUDE; AVIATION; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; RESPONSE TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; AUSTRALIA; CONFUSION; DATA COLLECTION; DIZZINESS; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REACTION TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23044490828     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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