17 Personal Health And Hygiene

Question 1

Types of Back Pain

Answer 1

• Back ache: pain in the lower back
  ~ Caused by sitting for long periods
• Slipped disk:
  ~ Disk between vertebrae slips out of place and compresses nerves
• Sciatica:
  ~ Compression of the Sciatic nerve
• Whiplash:
  ~ Caused by sudden impact
• Frozen shoulder:
  ~ Tensing of the shoulder muscles causing them to ‘freeze’ up
• Ankylosing Spondylitis:
  ~ Long term pain where the spin meets the pelvis

Question 2

What should you do if a pilot becomes incapacitated?

Answer 2

Move them away from the controls

Question 3

How is Alcohol levels measured?

Answer 3

• Measured in Units
• 1 unit is equivalent to:
  • 0.5 pint
  • 1 glass of wine
  • 1 shot of spirits

Question 4

What is the speed that the body metabolises Alcohol and can this rate be increased in any way?

Answer 4

• Metabolises at 1 unit per hour
  
  • 15 mg per 100 ml blood per hour
• Cannot be increased in anyway

Question 5

What are recommended allowances of alcohol consumption for men and women?

Answer 5

Men:

• 5 units per day
• 21 units per week

Woman:

• 3 units per day
• 14 units per week

Question 6

Definition of Alcoholism

Answer 6

When excessive consumption of alcohol repeatedly damages a persons physical, social or mental health

Question 7

At what level does alcohol start having the greatest impact on performance

Answer 7

40mg per 100 ml of blood

0.4 promile

Question 8

What level of alcohol are flight crew permitted to have in their blood for flight?

Answer 8

• 20mg per 100 ml of blood

- 0.2 promile

Question 9

How much time must there be between a member of flight crews last drink and a flight?

Answer 9

8 hours

Question 10

Key facts regarding Caffeine:

• how much caffeine is contained in 2-3 cups of coffee
• how much caffeine will start to reduce performance

Answer 10

• 2 to 3 cups coffee contain 200-300 mg of caffeine

- at 200 mg this starts to reduce performance

Question 11

Which type of diabetes is also known as Juvenile diabetes?

Answer 11

Type 1 - requires insulin injections with a pen

Question 12

Equation to work out Body Mass Index (BMI)

Answer 12

Weight (kg) / (Height (m))^2

Or

Weight (lb) / (Height (inch))^2

Question 13

BMI thresholds:

Answer 13

• Under 18.5: Underweight
• Between 18.5 and 25: Normal
• Between 26 and 30: Overweight (25M, 24F)
• Between 31 and 35: Obese (30M, 29F)
• Over 35: Morbidly Obese

Question 14

How much of your diet should Fibre and Carbohydrates take up?

Answer 14

50%

Question 15

How many of your daily calories should breakfast account for?

Answer 15

25%

Question 16

How long do you have to wait before flying for:

• Local anaesthetic
• General anaesthetic

Answer 16

• Local: 12 hours

- General: 48 hours

Question 17

What should you do in the event of a mercury spillage?

Answer 17

• Vacuum it up

- Do NOT use compressed air as this will vaporise it into a highly explosive dust