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Re: Altitiude in pregnanceFrom: Dennis Wieck (dwieck@edge.net)Thu Jan 9 09:34:31 1997
At 07:29 PM 1/7/97 -0600, you wrote: >snipped >> >> I am looking for information, especially references, regarding the >>effects of altitude in pregnancy. Specifically ,if a patient is living at >>sea level, what is an unsafe altitude and why. This question relates to a >>patient who asked about flying in a small unpressurized airplane. > >There is some research regarding altitudes > 8000ft (2500m). Most airline cabins are pressurized to approximately 8000 feet. As far as unpressurized aircraft go it depends on the altitude they are flying at. As long as they are below 8000 ft there would be no difference between them and an airliners cabin pressure. Most of the small planes are going to stay below 12000 ft unless they are pressurized or have additional O2. The atmospheric presure is approximately half of sea level at 18,000 ft. Dennis J. Wieck, M.D., FACOG dwieck@edge.net N4ZKR 2122 N. Jackson St. Tullahoma, TN 37388
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