Effects of flying

Question 1

SIGNS and SYMPTOMS

• headache
• dizzy
• drowsiness
• Clammy and pale
• Nausea and vomiting
• Hyperventilation

Answer 1

• Move to a seat forward of overwings
  -advise minimum head movement
• avoid reading
• no alcohol
• restrict fluids to sips of water
• open air vents
• travel sickness tablets
  Could be air sickness

Question 2

SIGNS and SYMPTOMS

• attention seeking behaviour
• hyperventilation
• tremor or paralysis

Answer 2

• be firm
• move to a quiet place if possible
• stay with them until they have recovered
  Could be a panic attack

Question 3

SIGNS and SYMPTOMS

- earache

Answer 3

• swallow or yawn
• olbas oil on a tissue
• for babies, give a feed

Question 4

SIGNS and SYMPTOMS

- sudden involuntary and painful muscle spasm

Answer 4

• in foot, help them stand with the weight on the front of the foot. Massage when spasm has gone
• in calf, straighten knee and draw foot firmly upward towards the shin. Massage the muscles
• in thigh, massage the muscle.
  Could be cramp