hypoxia
The vital gas becomes less available to the body at higher altitudes, leading to hypoxia
What is oxygen
Hyperventilation causes a decrease in this gas in the blood, leading to symptoms like dizziness
What is carbon dioxide?
This is the number of different classes of FAA medical certificates.
What is three?
Nausea, sweating, and dizziness are common symptoms of this motion-related condition experienced during flight
What is motion sickness?
If a passenger is experiencing dizziness or lightheadedness due to dehydration, a pilot should have them drink this
What is water?
This type of hypoxia occurs when oxygen is not available due to high altitude and low partial pressure
What is hypoxic hypoxia
Numbness, lightheadedness, and visual disturbances are common symptoms of this breathing related issue in flight
What is hyperventilation?
This class of medical certificate is required to act as PIC of an airline transport aircraft
What is 1st class?
This mismatch between what the eyes see and the inner ear senses is the primary cause of motion sickness
What is sensory conflict?
For flights above this altitude, a private pilot is required to have supplemental oxygen above this altitude
What is 12,500 ft?
Symptoms like euphoria, impaired judgement, and cyanosis may indicate this altitude-related condition
What is hypoxia
Hyperventilation symptoms are often confused with this more dangerous altitude-related condition
What is hypoxia?
For a pilot under age 40, a third class medical certificate is valid for this many months
What is 60 months?
One way to prevent motion sickness is to focus on this fixed point outside the aircraft
What is the horizon?
If a passenger starts experiencing motion sickness, this common OTC medicine can help alleviate nausea
What is an antihistamine?
According to FAA regulations, pilots must use supplemental oxygen when flying above this altitude for more than 30 minutes
What is 12,500 feet?
A pilot experiencing hyperventilation should try to do this to restore C02 balance
What is slow down breathing or talk aloud?
This is the term for a time-limited medical certificate granted to a pilot with a disqualifying condition that is under control
What is a special issuance authorization?
This term is referred to as when your muscles start to pop
What is the bends?
A person can train in this to help get them prepared for pressure changes before flying
What are decompression chambers?
This is the term for the amount of time a person can perform useful tasks without supplemental oxygen at high altitude
What is time of useful consciousness?
This emergency tactic used to restore CO2 levels in your blood
What is breathing into a paper bag?
This regulation allows certain pilots to fly without a traditional medical certificate, provided they meet specific requirements and fly under limits
What is masic med?
This is something that can be done when you start to experience the bends while descending
What is try to ascend, get acclimated, then descend again
In small aircraft, this emergency medical device can be used to stabilize the patient until medical attention is available.
What is a defibrillator?