Human Factors

Question 1

What is hypoxia? Symptoms?

Answer 1

• Lack of oxygen to the brain caused by insufficient supply, transport, or utilization
  of oxygen
• Visually impaired, unconsciousness, light headed, euphoric, confusion, blue
  finger tips, giggly

Question 2

How can you fix hypoxia?

Answer 2

• Supplemental oxygen
• Reduce altitude
• Emergency descent

Question 3

At what altitude can you experience hypoxia?

Answer 3

• As low as 6,000 at night
• 10,000 typically

Question 4

What is hyperventilation? When does it occur? What are the symptoms? What can you do to fix the issue? What would your response be with passengers?

Answer 4

When you’re breathing rapidly and you lose too much carbon dioxide

When it might occur: Higher altitudes can cause increased rate as well, stressed,
anxious

Symptoms: Quick breaths, lightheadedness, unconsciousness

Fix: Regain breathing rate, talk aloud, breathe into a bag

Question 5

What happens to nitrogen in the bloodstream after scuba diving, and why is it dangerous for pilots? What are the symptoms of decompression sickness?

Answer 5

When you scuba dive you’re exposed to low pressure and nitrogen absorbs into your body. In a rapid ascent nitrogen can’t dissolves and forms bubbles in the body. The loss of rapid pressure can cause death. Called decompression sickness