Barotrauma in Boeing 737 cabin crew.
Several aircrew members of a Boeing 737 aircraft were referred to our department because they suffered from a barotrauma. The fast rate of pressure change during the descent of a Boeing 737 aircraft, as compared to the Boeing 747, DC-10 and Airbus 310 aircrafts, is most likely the cause of the development of the barotraumata.
Kortschot
H W
HW
ENT-Vestibular Department, Academical Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Oosterveld
W J
WJ
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000401:Aircraft; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000209:etiology*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries*