Mumbai: The biological effects on air passengers mainly involves the poor absorption of oxygen in blood, due to low oxygen pressure in a pressurised cabin of an aircraft. "People with lung, heart and cerebro vascular diseases are bound to have problems while flying as the oxygen absorption in the blood decreases, aggravating their condition," says Dr Anil Mehra of an air ambulance company. Even patients who have suffered myocardial infarction without any complications need to wait for two weeks before flying.
Smoking before a long-haul flight can be dangerous as the blood haemoglobin absorbs carbon monoxide present in smoke and converts to carboxy haemoglobin, hampering oxygen absorption and thus increasing the risks of hypoxia. For the same reason, those with a haemoglobin count of 8.5 or low infact are unfit to fly. "If you tell this to an airline, they won't let you fly and so people risk their lives," he says.
24/12/06 Manju V/Times of India
To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Home »
» Smoking before long-haul flights may be dangerous
Smoking before long-haul flights may be dangerous
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Related Posts:
Dabolim airport offers musical experience to passengers Vasco: The Dabolim airport on the occasion of Christmas launched unique facility ‘Goa Airport Radio’, which is one-of-its-kind facility available at … Read More
Madurai airport flying high, nets 10L fliers in 10 months 2017 may well end as the year to remember for Madurai international airport, with development happening on various fronts, be it amenities, passenger… Read More
Kannur international airport to be operational by September 2018 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's fourth international airport, at Kannur, that is expected to serve more than 1.5 million passengers annually, is set to … Read More
Why Jet Airways flights are getting delayed Mumbai/New Delhi: If you are a Jet Airways frequent flyer, chances are there that you have faced a delayed flight more than once in the last few mont… Read More
920 new planes in next 8 years: Budget carriers to drive next phase of fleet expansion New Delhi: Low-cost carriers IndiGo, GoAir, AirAsia India and SpiceJet will drive the next phase of fleet expansion in the country, with the four air… Read More
0 comments:
Post a Comment