Samuels M P
Academic Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent ST4 6QG, UK.
Arch Dis Child. 2004 May;89(5):448-55. doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.031708.
Increasing numbers of infants and children journey by aeroplane, or travel to high altitude destinations, for example, on holiday or as part of a population migration. Most are healthy, although increasingly children may be transported by aeroplane or helicopter specifically to obtain treatment for severe illness or injury. It is therefore useful to review the effects of altitude, and their relevance to children who undertake flights or travel to, or at high altitudes, particularly those with acute and chronic medical conditions.
越来越多的婴幼儿乘坐飞机出行,或者前往高海拔地区,比如去度假或作为人口迁移的一部分。大多数孩子身体健康,不过越来越多的儿童会专门乘坐飞机或直升机去接受重症疾病或伤痛的治疗。因此,回顾海拔高度的影响以及其与乘坐飞机或前往高海拔地区(尤其是患有急慢性疾病的儿童)的儿童的相关性是很有必要的。