New Course Proposal - KIN 484 Altitude & Aerospace Physiology

Calendar Information

Course Number: KIN 484

Course Title: Altitude & Aerospace Physiology

Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 3-0-3

Course Description

Prerequisite: KIN 305, 306.

Recommended: KIN 407.

Corequisite: None.

Special Instructions: None.

Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved: None. Dr. Blaber is a relatively new faculty appointment to the School of Kinesiology. This course has been offered twice as a selected topics course in the School of Kinesiology and has been well-received by the students.

Rationale for Introduction of this Course

Scheduling and Registration Information

Indicate Semester and Year this course would be first offered and planned frequency of offering thereafter.

Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course? Will the course be taught by sessional or limited term faculty?

Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition fees?

Is this course considered a `duplicate' of any current or prior course under the University's duplicate course policy? Specify, as appropriate.

Resource Implications

Note: Senate has approved (S.93-11) that no new course should be approved by Senate until funding has been committed for necessary library materials. Each new course proposal must be accompanied by a library report and, if appropriate, confirmation that funding arrangements have been addressed.

Provide details on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to accommodate this new course. For instance, will another course be eliminated or will the frequency of offering of other courses be reduced; are there changes in pedagogical style or class sizes that allow for this additional course offering.

Does the course require specialized space or equipment not readily available in the department or university, and if so, how will these resources be provided?

Does this course require computing resources (e.g. hardware, software, network wiring, use of computer laboratory space) and if so, describe how they will be provided.

Course Outline

Lecture: 3 hours, lab: 3 hours

Kin 484

Prof. Andrew Blaber

Phone: 291-3276

The theme of this course is human physiology in environments of decreased atmospheric pressure, high G-force, and weightlessness. The course will deal with acute and chronic adaptations to these environments as well as life support systems and "countermeasures" developed to expand the envelope of human performance. Developments of breathing apparatus and G-suits for high performance aircraft will be examined as they relate to solving the physiological problems of exposure to these environments. Effects of short and extended periods of weightlessness on cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, musculo-skeletal, neural, hormonal and vestibular systems will be explored. Topics covered include (not necessarily in this order):

PREREQUISITES: Kin 305, Kin 306

RECOMMENDED: Kin 407

TEXT: Hultgren H.N. High altitude medicine. Hultgren Publications, Stanford, CA 1997.

Custom Courseware: Blaber A.P. Altitude and Aerospace Physiology.

EVALUATION:

Midterm 20%

Laboratory Reports* 40%

Research paper* 10%

Final Exam 30%

* Course assignments must be handed in by the due date to receive full grade (late work will be assessed a penalty of 5% per day. After one week a zero will be entered).

NOTE:

A medical certificate is required for any students taking High Altitude Physiological Training as a component of the Altitude Physiology Laboratory. Physicians may charge a fee to complete the form.

Laboratory component for Altitude and Aerospace Physiology

There will be three major lab topics lasting about 4 weeks each.

1. G physiology: This will involve continuous measurement heart rate, blood pressure, cerebral blood flow and cardiac output of a number of students using non-invasive technology during the following protocols: Anti-G straining maneuver, the squat test and head-down and head-up tilt (push-pull effect).
2. Spatial orientation: This will involve observing the effects of visual and vestibular inputs on balance and perception of motion (such as found with high performance aircraft flight and space flight). Students will measure the vestibular-ocular reflex (VOR) using videotape and electro-oculargrams (EOG) in a number of tests.
3. Altitude Physiology: This lab will involve continuous measurement heart rate, blood pressure, cerebral blood flow, cardiac output as well as O₂, CO₂, V_T and breathing frequency of a number of students using non-invasive technology during the following protocols: 21%, 15% and 10% oxygen balance nitrogen. The students will also complete high altitude physiological training in the hypobaric chamber.

Reference Material - Altitude and Aerospace Physiology

The following is a compilation of chapters and papers from various books related to Aerospace Physiology. As with any text this information was up to date at the time of publication of each book. We can therefore look at the publication date as we would the best before date on food purchased at the grocery store. (This list will be updated and changed from year to year as new information becomes available on topics covered in this course). For the majority of material covered in this course this information will be sufficient, however from time to time you will have to supplement your reading with more current articles from journals in the SFU Library or placed on reserve by the instructor. The research paper for the course will require you to use recent journal articles

The following books were used:

Rowell LB (1993) Human cardiovascular control Oxford University Press, New York, New York.

DeHart RL (1996) Fundamentals of aerospace medicine, (2^nd Edition) Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland.

Nicogossian AE, Huntoon CL & Pool SL (1994) Space physiology and medicine (3^rd Edition) Lea & Febiger, Malvern, Pennsylvania.

The following chapters and Pages were used:

1. Passive effects of gravity. (Rowell 1993, pp 1-36).
2. Reflex control during orthostasis. (Rowell 1993, pp 37-80).
3. The modern perspective. (DeHart RL 1996, pp 26-34).
4. Biodynamics: sustained acceleration. (DeHart RL 1996, pp 201-260).
5. Spacial orientation in flight. (DeHart RL 1996, pp 309-397).
6. Human capabilities in the space environment. (Nicogossian et al. 1994, pp 195-210)
7. Biomedical challenges of spaceflight. (DeHart RL 1996, pp 961-967).
8. Muscle structure and function. (Nicogossian et al. 1994, pp 317-326).
9. Bone and mineral metabolism. (Nicogossian et al. 1994, pp 327-333).
10. Endocrine and biochemical functions. (Nicogossian et al. 1994, pp 334-350).
11. Countermeasures to space deconditioning. (Nicogossian et al. 1994, pp 447-467).
12. Extravehicular activities. (Nicogossian et al. 1994, pp 128-136).
13. Sullivan PJ & Nishi RY (1998) Development and testing of EVA prebreathe protocols for the prevention of decompression sickness during space station EVAs. Proceedings of the 10^th Conference on Astronautics, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, Ottawa, Ontario.

School of Kinesiology: Library resources for New Courses

Course number and name: KIN 484

No, the following books are required:

1. Rowell LB Human cardiovascular control Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 1993.
2. DeHart RL Fundamentals of aerospace medicine, (2^nd Edition) Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, 1996.

3. Nicogossian AE, Huntoon CL & Pool SL Space physiology and medicine (4^th Edition) Lea & Febiger, Malvern, Pennsylvania, 2000.

The following texts should be available in the library as reference material:

1. Fregly, M., J. & Blattis, C. M.: Handbook of Physiology: IV The gravitational environment. Oxford University Press, New York, 1996.
2. Houston, C. S., & Coates, G.: Hypoxia: women at altitude. Queen City Printers, Burlington, VT, 1997.
3. Roach, R. C. et al.: Hypoxia: into the next millennium. Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publ. Co., New York, 1999.
4. Roach, R. et al.: Bibliography of high altitude medicine and Physiology. Keystone Co, Colorado Altitude Research Institute, 1997.
5. Sutton, J. R., Coates, G., Houston, C. S.: Hypoxia and mountain medicine. Queen City Printers, Burlington, VT., 1992.
6. Sutton, J. R., Coates, G., Remmers, J. E. (Eds.): Hypoxia: the adaptations. B C Decker, Toronto, 1990.
7. Ward, M. P., Milledge, J. S., West, J. B.: High altitude medicine and Physiology. Chapman & Hall, London, 1989.
8. West, J. B. & Lahiri, S.: High altitude and man. American Physiological Society, Bethesda, MD, 1984.
9. West, J., F. & Nadel, J. A.: Textbook of respiratory medicine. 2^nd Ed. W B Saunders, Philadelphia, 1994.
10. West, J. B.: High life — A History of high-altitude Physiology and medicine. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998.
11. Whinnery, J.,E.: The G-LOC syndrome. Report No. NADC-91042-60. Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA, 1991.