Abstract

Since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001, over 42,063 patients have been transported by the United States Air Force aeromedical evacuation system. Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATTs) provide care for 5-10% of the injured and ill warriors that are transported on military cargo aircraft to definitive treatment facilities. The purposes of this study were to determine the effect of two stressors of flight, altitude-induced hypoxia and aircraft noise, and to examine the contributions of fatigue and clinical experience on cognitive and physiological performance of CCATT providers. This repeated measures 2 x 2 x 4 factorial study included a sample of 60 military nurses.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3298417; ProQuest document ID: 304760495. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Margaret McNeill, PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, NE-BC, CIP, FAAN

Sigma Membership

Pi at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Military Nurses, Flight Nursing, Patient Care

Advisor

Patricia Gonce Morton

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Degree Year

2007

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-12-09

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