Aeromedical Transportation in an Area Intensive Care Unit: Experimental Study of Aircraft Pilots Undergoing Non-Invasive in-Flight Intracranial Pressure Measurement
Authors:   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Leandro Mayara S. , A. Torres Priscilla E. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Rodrigues Heloise B. O. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Soler Isadora ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Fonseca Marcus B. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Oliveira Isabeli G. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Pigaiani Lucimara ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., C. Cruz Ana Carolina. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Cristofolini Rafaela R. B. B. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Sousa Luana ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., . Mota Tarcilla G ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., M Alineri Thalita P. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Paschoal Juliana F. B. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Malaquias Délio T. M. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., T. Silva Leonardo ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., . Monteiro Arthur G.S.C ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., . Dixini Pietro G. R ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., P. Santos João Paulo ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Chiocchetti Ana Júlia M. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Golin Caroline P. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Beloto Cristiana N. O. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Delgado Adriana F.V. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Isabella P. Lerio Isabella P. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., D. Vivas Alexandre ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Barros Sofia A. S. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Faria Aghata A.M. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Lopes Talita R. Q. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., V. Carvalho Joseilton ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Yamane Alberto E. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Prezotto Elisa F. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Pugliese Isabella C. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Ferreira Brenda M. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Oliveira Brenda M.M.R. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil, Santos Isabelle P. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Sanches Samantha R.G. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil., Trigueiro Thiago G. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine. Potiguar University, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., Fujishima Hiromi M. K. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine. Potiguar University, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., S. Costa Pedro N. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine. Potiguar University, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil., R. Bezerra Thiago A. ,   Undergraduate Student in Medicine.University of Ribeirão Preto, Guarujá Campus, São Paulo, Brazil. & Graduated in Physical Education. Federal University of São Carlos. PhD in Medical Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Published: October 2023

Introduction: In certain emergency situations, a patient admitted to a hospital with fewer resources needs to be transferred quickly to a unit better prepared to deal with them. This is when the aeromedical transport service is needed. For this, the aircraft must be staffed by specialized health professionals and have a variety of resources to provide the best care for the patient. Objectives: 1) The general objective of this article was to analyze changes in intracranial pressure (ICP) in Brazilian Air Force pilots undergoing a level straight flight. 2) To help collect data for the development of a non-invasive sensor for monitoring ICP in flight. 3). To verify whether the equipment for measuring non-invasive Intracranial Pressure can be used in air ICUs. Materials and Methods: The work evaluated the presence of morphological changes in non-invasive ICP during level straight flight lasting 30 min among 10 (ten) pilots who volunteered for the collection. Results: It was observed that the ICP pulse waveform did not change during straight level flight, when compared to normal resting situations of an individual in a collection in a terrestrial environment, demonstrating the reliability of the equipment and the research. Final considerations: This study has helped to understand not only the need for rapid diagnosis of non-invasive ICP, but also the possible suitability of this equipment in aircraft prepared for rapid diagnosis and tratament.