Why the study?
Does hypoxia decrease the critical flicker fusion threshold in aviation pilots?
Population
14 volunteer aviation pilots, 23-30 years of age
Comparison
Hypoxic conditions corresponding to 5000 m… vs Normobaria (baseline measurements)
Design
Other
Follow-up
30 min
Authors
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May indicate impaired perceptual ability in pilots at altitude; hypothesis-generating and requires validation before aviation applications.
Does hypoxia decrease the critical flicker fusion threshold in aviation pilots?
Hypoxia corresponding to 5000 m altitude significantly decreases perceptual ability as measured by the critical flicker fusion threshold in pilots.
Truszczyński et al. (2009) studied this question.
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