Stresses of Flight
Modern commercial aircraft are very safe and
, in most cases, reasonably
comfortable.
However, all flights,
short and long haul, impose stresses
on all
passengers. Preflight,
these include airport tumult
(e.g
., carrying baggage,
walking long distances, and flight delays). Inflight stresses include lowered
barometric and oxygen pressure, noise and vibration (including turbulence),
cigarette smoking (banned on most airlines today), erratic temperatures, low
humidity, jet lag, and cramped seating. Nevertheless, healthy
passengers endure
these stresses which, for the most part, are quickly forgotten once the
destination
is reached. In general, passengers
with stable medical conditions
usually
arrive
at
the destination airport none the worse. However, there is always the
potential that
some passengers, particularly those with unstable illness, may
become ill during orpostflight due to these stresses. A brief review of these
stresses follows
Stresses of FlightModern commercial aircraft are very safe and, in most cases, reasonably comfortable. However, all flights, short and long haul, impose stresseson all passengers. Preflight, these include airport tumult (e.g., carrying baggage, walking long distances, and flight delays). Inflight stresses include lowered barometric and oxygen pressure, noise and vibration (including turbulence), cigarette smoking (banned on most airlines today), erratic temperatures, low humidity, jet lag, and cramped seating. Nevertheless, healthypassengers endure these stresses which, for the most part, are quickly forgotten once thedestination is reached. In general, passengers with stable medical conditions usuallyarrive at the destination airport none the worse. However, there is always the potential thatsome passengers, particularly those with unstable illness, may become ill during orpostflight due to these stresses. A brief review of these stresses follows
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