AEROMEDICAL FACTORS Flashcards
HYPERVENTILATION
PROLONGED HEAVY BREATHING CAUSES AN EXESS LOSS OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE BLOOD STREAM
FATIGUE
CAN BE CAUSED BY LACK OF SLEEP, OVER EXERTION, AND LACK OF NUTRITION
FATIGUE SYMPTONS
LOSS OF DEXTERITY, BLURRED VISION, HEADACHES, IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT, IMPAIRED COORDINATION, IMPAIRED COMMUNICATION, AND DROWSINESS
DEHYDRATION
EXCESSIVE LOSS OF WATER FROM THE BODY DUE TO PERSPERATION, CAUSES A RISE IN BLOOD SODIUM LEVELS
SYMPTOMS OF DEHYDRATION
DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, DRY, STICKY MOUTH, DROWSINESS, FAINTING
HEATSTROKE
RESPONSE TO OVERHEATING, CAUSED BY EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL EXERTION IN HIGH TEMPS
HEATSTROKE
RESPONSE TO OVERHEATING, CAUSED BY EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL EXERTION IN HIGH TEMPS
HEATSTROKE SYMPTOMS
HIGH BODY TEMP, ALTERED MENTAL STATE, FLUSEHD SKIN, RAPID BREATHING, RACING HEART, THROBBING HEADACHE, SLURRED SPEACH
MUST WAIT ____ HRS SINCE YOUR LAST DRINK BEFORE FLYING
8
MAY NOT FLY WITH A BAC OF ____ OR HIGHER
.04%
IMSAFE CHECKLIST
USED TO MAKE SURE THEY FLY PROPERLY
IMSAFE STANDS FOR
ILLNESS MEDICATION STRESS ALCOHOL FATIGUE EATING
IMSAFE STANDS FOR
ILLNESS MEDICATION STRESS ALCOHOL FATIGUE EATING
TAKES HOW MANY HOURS TO RID THE BODY OF 1 DRINK
3 HRS
UAS STANDS FOR
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM
