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dc.contributor.authorNewman, David G.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-16T04:46:56Z
dc.date.available2018-10-16T04:46:56Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.isbn9781472414571
dc.identifier.doi10.4324/9781315586779
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/380850
dc.description.abstractThis book provides a unique, authoritative and detailed examination of the physiological and clinical consequences of human exposure to high G forces. Pilots of military fast jets, civilian aerobatic pilots and astronauts during the launch and re-entry phases of spaceflight are frequently and repetitively exposed to high G forces, for which the human body is not fundamentally designed. The book examines not only the nature of the high G environment, but the physiological effects of exposure to high G on the various systems of the human body. In particular, the susceptibility of the human cardiovascular system to high G is considered in detail, since G-Induced Loss of Consciousness (G-LOC) is a serious hazard for high G pilots. Additionally, the factors that influence tolerance to G and the emerging scientific evidence of physiological adaptation to high G are examined, as are the various countermeasures and techniques that have been developed over the years to protect pilots from the potentially adverse consequences of high G flight, such as the G-suit and positive pressure breathing. The accumulated knowledge of human exposure to high G is drawn together within High G Flight, resulting in a definitive volume on the physiological effects of high G and their countermeasures.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical Physiology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111699
dc.titleHigh G Flight: Physiological Effects and Countermeasures
dc.typeBook
dc.type.descriptionA1 - Books
dc.type.codeA - Books
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorNewman, David


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