Complications relating to ascent during aeromedical transfer include all of the following, EXCEPT:

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The pressure in the cuff of an endotracheal tube would actually increase due to the reduced external pressure at higher altitudes, not decrease. This is contrary to the expansion effects seen in other body cavities or trapped gas situations due to the Boyle's law, which states that the volume of a gas increases as the pressure decreases, and vice versa, but does not apply in the same way to the mechanics of an endotracheal tube cuff, which is isolated from external pressure changes by its sealed nature.

Complications Relating to Ascent During Aeromedical Transfer Include All of the Following