Ailments

Question 1

What is the definition of ailments?

Answer 1

Ailments is an illness, typically a minor one.

Question 2

What is the most common condition resulting in incapacitation of pilots?

Answer 2

Gastro intestinal illness (food poisoning)

Question 3

How are some ‘not too nice’ micro-organisms are spread?

Answer 3

Airborne
Ingestion
Direct Invasion
Wound Contamination
Inoculation

Question 4

How are airborne micro-organisms spread?

Answer 4

Sneezing and coughing. These micro-organisms are present in mouth, nose and back of throat.

Question 5

How are micro-organisms via ingestion spread?

Answer 5

Food we eat can get contaminated via the micro-organisms finding their way onto the food we eat via airborne, contact with materials (plates, bowls) and/or human contact.

Question 6

What does URTI mean?

Answer 6

Upper respiratory tract infection

Question 7

Pilots flying with URI place themselves in danger of?

Answer 7

Barotrauma with possibility of suffering damage to the ears.

Question 8

What are symptoms of URTI?

Answer 8

Congestion, runny nose, sore throat.

Question 9

URIs can cause blockage of what? Which means?

Answer 9

Blockage of the eustachian tubes therefore the air in the ear can’t equalize pressure making barotrauma extremely likely.

Question 10

What is Eustachian tube?

Answer 10

Eustachian tube connects the middle ear and pharynx (part of throat).

Question 11

What causes barotrauma?

Answer 11

Air trapped in an area of the body and cannot get out.

Question 12

How does barotrauma affect a pilot in the air?

Answer 12

An altitude increase will cause the volume of air in the body to expand as pressure decreases with altitude. (High pressure wanting to go to low pressure).

Question 13

Food poisoning is also known as?

Answer 13

Gastroenteritis.

Question 14

Symptoms of gastroenteritis?

Answer 14

Nausea or vomiting,
Stomach pain
Diarrhoea

Question 15

Precautions to prevent gastroenteritis affecting flight operations are?

Answer 15

12 hours before flight, and during flight, the crew should eat different food.

Question 16

Antihistamines are?

Answer 16

Drugs which treat symptoms of allergies.

Question 17

What are some symptoms of allergies?

Answer 17

Watery eyes
Runny nose
Hives (itchy reddened skin)

Question 18

What are some side effects of taking antihistamines?

Answer 18

Some side effects include, drowsiness and can impair balance, vision and judgement.

Question 19

If pregnant, permission to continue flying is required from?

Answer 19

DAME

Question 20

Exposure to air temperatures above ‘__’ degrees Celsius requires ‘__’ of water every ‘__’ minutes to prevent ‘___’.

Answer 20

Exposure to air temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius requires 250ml of water every 30 minutes to prevent dehydration.

Question 21

On a hot day it is possible to lose how many litres of body fluid by perspiration.

Answer 21

5 litres of body fluid.

Question 22

Early signs of dehydration are?

Answer 22

Dry nasal cavity and prickly sensations in the eyes.

Question 23

Performance begins to deteriorate in temperatures above?

Answer 23

32 degrees Celsius.

Question 24

How long after donating blood is it inadvisable for pilots to fly?

Answer 24

24 hours

Question 25

Does the effects of altitude become better or worse after donating?

Answer 25

Worse.

Question 26

How long after anaesthetic should you not fly for?

Answer 26

12 hours after local. | 48 hours after general.

Question 27

What are the different types of Incapacitation?

Answer 27

``` Sudden Incapacitation (happen quickly) Subtle Incapacitation (happen slowly) Total Incapacitation (totally unable to function effectively as pilot) Partial Incapacitation (Only partly incapacitated but not the best of ability) ```

Question 28

Example of sudden incapacitation?

Answer 28

Heart attack or stroke

Question 29

Example of subtle Incapacitation

Answer 29

Decompression

Question 30

Example of total Incapacitation

Answer 30

Throwing up.

Question 31

Example of partial incapacitation

Answer 31

Dehydration

Question 32

Having a fit or seizure results in?

Answer 32

Total ban on flying licence.

Question 33

What are two types of psychiatric disease?

Answer 33

Pyschosis and Neurosis

Question 34

Example of Psychosis? Having this disease results in?

Answer 34

``` Schizophrenia Manic depression (or bipolar disease? ``` Permanent denial of licence

Question 35

Example of Neurosis? This results in?

Answer 35

Anxiety Obsession Depression Phobia While flying when condition is active is banned, sufferers can return after period of good health.

Question 36

Malaria.

Answer 36

Kills more people than any other tropical disease.

Question 37

What is hepatitis?

Answer 37

Viral infection of the liver.

Question 38

What is rabies and how is it caused?

Answer 38

Rabies is a virus that moves to the brain and is caused by an animal bite.

Question 39

What is hypoglycaemia?

Answer 39

Hypoglycaemia is low blood sugar(glucose).

Question 40

What happens when a pilot goes up into the air with barotrauma?

Answer 40

An altitude increase will cause the volume of air in the body to expand as pressure decreases with altitude. (High pressure wanting to go to low pressure).