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Flight Medicine | Emergency Medicine | Student Doctor Network
Anyone know of any good texts about the physiology, treatments of patients on fixed wing aircraft or such?
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Would it be much different than regular care?
Commercial, fixed-wing aircraft are usualy pressurized to about 6-8000 feet in altitude, which is somewhat higher than Denver.
I doubt physiology, other than a mild drop in PaO2 easily fixed with a nasal cannula, changes that much otherwise.
Limitations are obviously the equipment you have on-board.
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Quote: : 30,000 flight As in the aircraft will be pressurized to 30,000 feet, or you'll be flying at 30,000?
Doesn't matter what altitude you're flying at;
Cabin pressure determines changes in physiology.
Edit: okay, what you're looking for is essentially a transport/critical care transport textbook for physicians;
Other than this book on amazon whose author has a million abbreviations after her name (RN PhD CEN CCRN CFRN CTRN FAEN - wtf?) and whose book seems to be written for medics and such, I couldn't find anything after a cursory search.
The reason is probably because actual medicine is the same at 30,000 feet or whatever (as long as cabin pressure...as above);
A textbook on management/directing a medical transport wing might be useful for you though.
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Jane Doe CNA LPN RN PHD CEN CRNA ROTFL LMAO WTF
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Quote: : Jane Doe CNA LPN RN PHD CEN CRNA ROTFL LMAO WTF
I've never understood the nursing obsession with including EVERY possible degree after their name.
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I've never understood the nursing obsession with including EVERY possible degree after their name.
They can get a little carried away when they list ACLS, etc.
However, CEN is definitely a certification they should list.
It's no different than ACEP fellows listing FACEP.
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