Thibeault Claude, Evans Anthony D
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2015 May;86(5):486-7. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.4225.2015.
Medical Guidelines for Airline Travel provide information that enables healthcare providers to properly advise patients who plan to travel by air. Modern commercial aircraft are very safe and, in most cases, reasonably comfortable. However, all flights, short or long haul, impose stresses on passengers. Preflight stresses include airport commotion on the ground such as carrying baggage, walking long distances, getting to the gate on time, and being delayed. In-flight stresses include acceleration, vibration (including turbulence), noise, lowered barometric pressure, variations of temperature and humidity, and fatigue among others. Healthy passengers normally tolerate these stresses quite well; however, there is the potential for passengers to become ill during or after the flight due to these stresses, especially for those with pre-existing medical conditions and reduced physiological reserves.
《航空旅行医学指南》提供的信息能帮助医疗服务提供者为计划乘坐飞机旅行的患者提供恰当建议。现代商用飞机非常安全，而且在大多数情况下相当舒适。然而，所有航班，无论短途还是长途，都会给乘客带来压力。飞行前的压力包括地面上的机场喧闹，如搬运行李、长途步行、按时到达登机口以及航班延误。飞行中的压力包括加速、振动（包括颠簸）、噪音、气压降低、温度和湿度变化以及疲劳等。健康的乘客通常能很好地耐受这些压力；然而，由于这些压力，乘客在飞行期间或之后有可能生病，尤其是那些有既往病史和生理储备减少的人。
