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A SPHYGMOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE PULSE DURING THE REBREATHER TEST

N. C. GILBERT, M.D.; CHARLES W. GREENE, Ph.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1921;27(6):688-698.

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In the examination of candidates to be placed on a flying status, and in the re-examinatin of aviators, it has occasionally happened that sufficient weight has been given to the occurrence of irregularities in the pulse to disqualify the subject for a flying status, or to give him a lower rating than that to which he would otherwise be entitled. Some apprehension has also been expressed in regard to the development of arrhythmias at lowered oxygen tension.

The work in this paper was to determine what, if any, were the effects of lowered oxygen tension on the rhythm of the heart, as determined by means of the sphygmograph. The tests were done at the Medical Research Laboratory of the Air Service, at Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, Long Island, N. Y. The subjects were for the most part aviators appearing for discharge, after varying periods of service. These were supplemented by a . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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CHICAGO COLUMBIA, MO.

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