effects of altitude
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Dr. Murat ÇELİKTEPEFlight Surgeon
Medical Doctor, specialist of Family Medicine
EFFECTS OF ALTITUDE
1) Climb and desent2) Hypoxia and hyperventilation3) Extreme pressure changes and Cabin decompression
While traveling by car, bus or plane, have you ever felt something different ?
Climb Descent
Climbdescent
increasedecrease
Gas Laws BOYLE’s Law 34.000
ft.
18.000 ft.
Sea level
190 mmHg
285 mmHg
380 mmHg
570 mmHg
760 mmHg
34.000 ft.
18.000 ft.
Sea level
Sea level 760 mmHg
Sea level 760 mmHg
18.000 ft. 380 mmHg
BOYLE’s Law
Sea level 760 mmHg
18.000 ft. 380 mmHg
34.000 ft. 190 mmHg
If the pressure on a gas decrease
It’s volume increase
And vice versa
If the pressure on a gas increase
It’s volume decrease
BOYLE’s Law
P VP V
190 mmHg
285 mmHg
380 mmHg
570 mmHg
760 mmHg
34.000 ft.
18.000 ft.
Sea level
BOYLE’s Law
Digestive system Lung
Middle ear Sinuses
Sinusitis
Ear
Where is the eustachian tube ?
Middle ear
PreventionDo not fly with any of following
cold influenza hayfever
All upper respiratory tract infections