Mask-on hypoxia training for tactical jet aviators: Evaluation of an alternate instructional paradigm

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 857-863

  Artino Jr , Anthony R ^a,b   Folga, Richard V ^a   Swan, Brian D ^a  

^a Naval Operational Medicine Institute   (United States)

^b Naval Survival Training Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerospace physiology; Altitude chamber; Low pressure chamber; Reduced oxygen breathing device

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; BREATHING; DEVICE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXYGEN MASK; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SIMULATOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MASKS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747189734     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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