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Boyle's Law (Balloon=Barotrauma - ANS The pressure a gas is inversely proportional to the volume of a gas at a constant temperature. IV drip rates increase, affects ETT cuffs Dalton's Law "Dalton's Gang" - ANS Law of partial Pressures. Responsible for soft tissue swelling at altitude Charles' Law "Charging Charles" - ANS At a constant pressure, the volume of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature of a gas. As you charge O2 tank, the tank gets hot Gay Lussac's Law - ANS Direct relationship between temperature and pressure. ex: car tires in cold weather. Graham's Law Grey Matter - ANS Law of Gaseous Diffusion Gas exchange at cellular level Henry's Law Heineken - ANS Solubility of a gas in a liquid the BENDS Bends Ground transport is preferred - ANS Type 1 Nitrogen related, painful joints mottled skin, pruritus; "ants are crawling on their Skin" Cutis Marmorata- Mottled Skin, can look like a sunburn Type 2 Neurologic s/s hypovolemic Shock Arterial Gas Embolism - ANS Boyle's Law breathe holding during ascent on a dive. causes pnuemo. air can be forced into blood stream creating air bubble blocks. Hyperbaric Chamber! fly in aircraft under 10k Mean Sea Level Pulmonary Overpressurization - ANS POP; Boyle's law greatest pressure difference 4 ft inexperienced divers can cause pneumo or mediastinal emphysema atmosphere - ANS Sea Level = 1 ATM = 760 Torr 33ft = 2 ATM 66ft = 3 ATA Physiologic Zone - ANS sea level to 10,000 feet Night Vision is decreases at 5000ft MSL Physiologic Deficient Zone TUC=Time of useful Consciousness - ANS 10K to 50K ft MSL O2 pressurization is required Sign of compression loss is cooler temperature and window fogging. Normally 90 Sec TUC at 30000ft If a rapid decompression occurs TUC is @45 Sec Pressure Values - ANS Sea level = 760 Torr = 1 ATM 10K = 523 Torr 18K = 380 Torr = 1/2 ATM Hypemic Hypoxia - ANS -Reduction in oxygen carrying capacity of the blood. -Anemia, blood loss histotoxic hypoxia - ANS Limits available 02 due to poisoning of the cytochrome oxidase system Cyanide, Alcohol, Carbon Monoxide, Nitroglycerin, Sodium Nitroprusside Hypoxic - ANS Decrease partial pressure of oxygen at altitude Deficiency in Alveolar 02 exchange Cardiovascular/Pnuemo pts are more susceptible Stagnant Hypoxia - ANS Reduction in blood flow; e.g. positive G maneuvers Cardiogenic Shock Stages of Hypoxia (ICDC) - ANS Indifferent: Full reasoning, some loss of night vision Compensatory: Increased HR Ventilations, Slowed Judgement Disturbance: Slurred Speech, impaired judgement, "drunk" Critical: No longer able to physiologically function, death immenent G forces affects - ANS Decrease Blood Pressure effect people: B/P meds (beta Blockers), dehydrated, hyperglycemic meds Barondontalgia - ANS Boyle's Law Ascent Air trapped in the fillings Barotitis - ANS Descent, Middle ear can't vent Barosinusitis - ANS Both Ascent and Descent Sinus Block Commission for the Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) - ANS Accredits companies to become Medical transport systems. Set Standards and profession conduct standards Air Medical Resource Management - ANS Distributes workload. Sterile Cockpit - ANS Only essential gets communicated Critical phases of flight: Takeoff, Landing, refueling and Taxi Rotary Wing PIC Qual - ANS 2000 hours total flight time 1200 hrs in helicopter 1000 hrs as PIC 100 hrs as PIC at night Must be instrument rated Area Orientation - ANS 5 hours total w/ 2 at night FAR Part 91 - ANS Applies to Everyone No Duty Day No weather minimums (PIC assumes risk) FAR Part 135 - ANS Flying passengers for $ Max 14 hours duty day 8 hours total flying; 8 hours "bottles to throttle" Weather Minimums Non Mountainous - ANS Condition Local, Day 800' - 2 miles Night 800' - 3 miles Condition Cross Country, Day 800' - 3 miles night 1000' 3 miles Weather minimums Mountainous - ANS Condition Local day 800' - 3 miles night 1000' 3 miles Condition Cross Country 1000' - 3 miles night 1000' - 5 miles