Army Aeromedical Factors UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. 6 Hour Flight Re- Centrifuge Run(high G)- Min. 6hrs and no side effect remain.
striction
2. 12 Hour Flight Re- Alcohol
strictions (ASIA) Simulator Sickness
Immunizations
Anesthesia (local or Regional)
3. 24 Hour Flight Re- Plasma Donation
strictions (PHDs) Hypobaric Chamber Flights (>25k ft. P is restricted to 10k)
Decompression >10k ft.
Scuba diving
4. 48 Hour Flight Re- Anesthesia (general, spinal or epidural)
strictions
5. 72 Hour Flight Re- Blood Donation 200cc or more
strictions
6. Define of Stress Is the body's nonspecific response to any demand placed upon it.
7. Self-Imposed Drugs
Stressors Exhaustion
(DEATH) Alcohol
Tobacco
Hypoglycemia (low Blood Sugar)
8. 4 Types of Stress Psychosocial- Life events (little control)
Environmental- Weather (little control)
Cognitive- Perception of self/situation
Physiological- Self Imposed (significant control)
9. State of Oxygen deficiency in the body for any reason.
, Hypoxia Defini-
tion
10. 4 Types of Hypox- Hypoxic- < Pressure Oxygen (high alt. >10k)
ia Hypemic- < Oxygen-Carrying capacity of the blood (CO2)
Histotoxic- < ability to transfer O2 from blood to tissue
Stagnant- < ability to circulate blood (G force, Heart Fail)
11. 4 Stages of Hy- Indifference: 0' to 10,000'
poxia
Compensatory: 10,000' to 15,000'
Disturbance: 15,000' to 20,000'
Critical: Above 20,000'
12. Prevention of Hy- Use Supplemental O2
poxia (UPL) Pressurize Cabin
Limit time at Altitude
13. Treatment of Hy- Give 100% O2 if not available Descend below 10k ft.
poxia
14. What is Spatial An individual's inability to determine their position, attitude, and motion relative to
Disorientation the Earth's Surface.
15. 3 Types of Spatial Type I (Unrecognized): Most dangerous, pilot does not perceive anything is wrong.
Disorientation Example Height/ Depth Perception Illusion.
Type II (Recognized): Pilot perceives something is wrong, but may not recognize it
as SD. Thinking Instrument failure but not true. Example Graveyard Spiral
Type III (Incapacitating): Pilot experiences such an overwhelming sensation that
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CORRECT Answers
1. 6 Hour Flight Re- Centrifuge Run(high G)- Min. 6hrs and no side effect remain.
striction
2. 12 Hour Flight Re- Alcohol
strictions (ASIA) Simulator Sickness
Immunizations
Anesthesia (local or Regional)
3. 24 Hour Flight Re- Plasma Donation
strictions (PHDs) Hypobaric Chamber Flights (>25k ft. P is restricted to 10k)
Decompression >10k ft.
Scuba diving
4. 48 Hour Flight Re- Anesthesia (general, spinal or epidural)
strictions
5. 72 Hour Flight Re- Blood Donation 200cc or more
strictions
6. Define of Stress Is the body's nonspecific response to any demand placed upon it.
7. Self-Imposed Drugs
Stressors Exhaustion
(DEATH) Alcohol
Tobacco
Hypoglycemia (low Blood Sugar)
8. 4 Types of Stress Psychosocial- Life events (little control)
Environmental- Weather (little control)
Cognitive- Perception of self/situation
Physiological- Self Imposed (significant control)
9. State of Oxygen deficiency in the body for any reason.
, Hypoxia Defini-
tion
10. 4 Types of Hypox- Hypoxic- < Pressure Oxygen (high alt. >10k)
ia Hypemic- < Oxygen-Carrying capacity of the blood (CO2)
Histotoxic- < ability to transfer O2 from blood to tissue
Stagnant- < ability to circulate blood (G force, Heart Fail)
11. 4 Stages of Hy- Indifference: 0' to 10,000'
poxia
Compensatory: 10,000' to 15,000'
Disturbance: 15,000' to 20,000'
Critical: Above 20,000'
12. Prevention of Hy- Use Supplemental O2
poxia (UPL) Pressurize Cabin
Limit time at Altitude
13. Treatment of Hy- Give 100% O2 if not available Descend below 10k ft.
poxia
14. What is Spatial An individual's inability to determine their position, attitude, and motion relative to
Disorientation the Earth's Surface.
15. 3 Types of Spatial Type I (Unrecognized): Most dangerous, pilot does not perceive anything is wrong.
Disorientation Example Height/ Depth Perception Illusion.
Type II (Recognized): Pilot perceives something is wrong, but may not recognize it
as SD. Thinking Instrument failure but not true. Example Graveyard Spiral
Type III (Incapacitating): Pilot experiences such an overwhelming sensation that
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