| Document ID (ISN) | 36024 |
| CIS number |
81-1482 |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fascicule 16506 A10, 3-1981
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| Author(s) |
Colin J. |
| Title |
Physiopathology of high altitudes and atmospheric and space flights |
| Original title |
Physiopathologie liée à l'altitude et aux vols dans l'atmosphère et l'espace. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale, maladies et agents physiques, 18 rue Séguier, 75006 Paris, France, 1981. 16p. 30 ref. |
| Abstract |
Revised text of an article. The 1st part deals with: high-altitude hypoxia (effects and tolerance) and high altitude pathology (barotraumatic effects, aviation decompression syndrome, ebullism, prevention of high-altitude risks). The 2nd part covers: the physiopathology of acceleration (haemodynamic effects of prolonged acceleration, mechanical effects of short-term acceleration and the effects of acceleration on spatial orientation, posture and movement mechanisms). The 3rd part examines the three main mechanisms behind physiopathological reactions to weightlessness, and their prevention. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
acceleration; decompression; space travel; high altitude; air transport; weightlessness |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
decompression sickness; barotrauma; encyclopaedia; hypoxia; haemodynamic changes |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Air transportation
Hypobaric pressure
Space travel
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