2024-07-19 13:30:20
When traveling by plane, there are often additional services such as food, drinks, magazines, movies, etc., which many people choose to eat and drink on the plane, however, studies have found that “drinking ” on the plane There can be serious health effects.
A study published in the medical journal “Thorax” based on the research results of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine of the German Aerospace Center (German Aerospace Center) found that passengers who fell asleep after drinking alcohol in the cabin, the concentration of oxygen in the blood decreased alarmingly Oxygen levels also increased. And the more you drink, the greater the effect. Especially the elderly or those with physical ailments
The study showed that half of the 48 staff members were aged 18-40 in a hyperbaric laboratory. The other half were in a pressurized laboratory environment simulating an airplane cabin, and one part involved drinking two cans of beer or two glasses of red wine.
The results found that people who slept under normal air pressure and did not drink alcohol The oxygen concentration in the blood is stable at about 96% and the heart rate during sleep is 46 beats per minute (bpm ).
Meanwhile, those who fell asleep drinking alcohol in the simulated cabin The average blood oxygen concentration drops to 85% and the heart rate during sleep increases to 88 beats per minute
Even those who fell asleep in the simulated cabin without drinking alcoholic beverages The average blood oxygen concentration is only 88% and the sleeping heart rate is 73 beats per minute.
The research team explains that Coronary heart disease symptoms account for 7% of all in-flight medical emergencies and 58% of emergency landings. It was caused by a passenger who suffered a cardiac arrest.
Research suggests that Even young and healthy people drink Alcohol and sleep in a low-pressure environment (cabin pressure) can put a lot of stress on the heart system. This may worsen the symptoms of patients with heart and lung disease. and affects older people more.
Dr. Eva-Maria Elmenhorst also warns about that Passengers with chronic diseases Oxygen concentration in the blood may already be low. Then it fell to an even lower level. because drinking on board causes more serious diseases and causes more problems. Therefore, it is recommended for people with heart and lung disease. Do not drink alcoholic beverages on the plane.
However, the team also pointed out that participants slept “lying down” in the experiment, so results may differ from those of economy class passengers.
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