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Pulling G - Human Responses to High and Low Gravity (Paperback, 2012)
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Pulling G - Human Responses to High and Low Gravity (Paperback, 2012)
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Performing in a high G environment is extremely demanding on the
body: pulling G forces blood to the body's extremities, putting the
pilot, astronaut or driver at risk of G-Induced Lack of
Consciousness (G-LOC). In "Pulling G" Erik Seedhouse describes what
it feels like to pull 7 G in a fighter plane and the G pressures on
the body when driving a Formula 1 car and many other
gravity-defying vehicles. The book relates, for the first time, the
effects of G in both hyper-gravity and microgravity. It describes
the human response to increased and decreased G and the potentially
dangerous effects of high G, with particular reference to dynamic
injuries sustained in high acceleration environments. "Pulling G"
provides an overview of G-related research and the development of
intervention methods to mitigate the effects of increased and
reduced G. As well as relating the training required to overcome
G-forces on the Formula 1 track, Erik Seedhouse looks at the G
forces encountered in such G environments as ejection from an
aircraft, launch/re-entry, and zero-G. The book also considers how
artificial gravity can be used to prevent bone demineralization and
to reduce the effects of de-conditioning in astronauts. Erik
Seedhouse is eminently qualified to describe the effects of large
accelerations on the body. In addition to being the author of
several previously published Springer Praxis books, he has
developed astronaut-training protocols and is the training director
for Astronauts for Hire (A4H). He is also the Canadian Forces' High
Risk Acceleration Training Officer.
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