assessing fitness to fly

Question 1

when assessing a respiratory patient for fitness to fly, what criteria indicates no further assessment is necessary (3)

Answer 1

• stable respiratory disease
• no previous inflight problem
• SaO2 > 95% at rest

Question 2

in assessing fitness to fly, which asthma and COPD patients require respiratory specialist assessment

Answer 2

FEV1 < 30% predicted