Hypoxia is a deficiency of oxygen, and without enough of it your body cannot function properly. ... Another form of hypoxia that pilots experience is called hypemic hypoxia.

Hypemic hypoxia results from any situation where blood won’t permit attachment of oxygen like in carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. In this instance, contamination in the cabin of CO from a faulty system ...

Hypemic hypoxia – This arises due to an inadequate level of oxygen in the blood even though environmental oxygen levels are sufficient. Common causes of this hypoxia include anemia and carbon ...