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Aerospace Medical Association
The Aerospace Medical Association passed its recent Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) inspection
- The center for aeromedical education
The center for aeromedical education, training, and consultation in direct support of USAF,
- Aerospace Medicine Residency Training Program
The Wright State University aerospace medicine program is designed for training physicians with at least one PGY 1 year in the art and practice of aerospace medicine. This includes the granting of a Master of Science degree in aerospace medicine.
- Grasmere Medical Services providing pilot medical examinations.
We perform all classes of JAR, CAA and FAA medical examinations for aircrew, private pilots, and air traffic controllers. We are also approved to do Australian Medicals (CASA)
- FPA Home Page
The primary purpose of the Flying Physicians Association is to promote safety, education, research and human interest projects relating to aviation.
- Confidential FAA Medical
Certification / Aviation Medicine
Pilot Medical Solutions provides confidential FAA medical certification support to pilots and aviation medical examiners worldwide.
- National Space Biomedical Research Institute
The National Space Biomedical Research
Institute (NSBRI) seeks solutions to health concerns facing astronauts on
long missions.
- CCAT - Clinical Considerations in Aeromedical Transport
Welcome to the CCAT 2004 course incorporating MEF and HMFC courses. Course director is Dr Terry Martin
- International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine
a non-profit academic organization promoting aviation and space medicine education and research
- Division of Space Life Sciences About DSLS
The Universities Space Research Association's Division of Space Life Sciences (DSLS) supports NASA's needs for understanding and counteracting the physiological changes that accompany space flight. Based at the Center for Advanced Space Studies in Houston, Texas,
- Dr. Hargrave: Aviation Medical Exams
Pilots get your FAA Medical Examination Done Here! The FAA designated Dr. Hargrave to perform Class 1, 2 and 3 Medical Exams All pilots, including Airline Transport Pilots can be accommodated Aeromedical Exams are a necessary part of your aviation career Student Pilots
- Rittaire Takes Care of all Your Flight Needs
Whether you need a flight physical or an executive high-quality hangar to store your aircraft, Rittaire is the one for you.
- Virtual Naval Hospital - Naval Flight Surgeon's Manual
US Naval Flight Surgeon's Manual
- Stress
Stress is a term commonly used by people without necessarily knowing exactly what it means. Different people have different definitions of stress; for some, stress defines the factors that cause the body to respond, while for others it defines the human responses to the insult. A more accurate and comprehensive definition of
- Neuroendocrine responses to psychological workload of military flying
Tuomo Leino. Neuroendocrine responses to psychological workload of military flying
- Hyperbaric oxygen helps stroke
Hyperbaric oxygen is a useful adjunct for helping the rehabilitation of stroke and brain injured patients. (ref. K.K.Jaine, Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine). I have started a clinic utilizing this technique in Mission Viejo, CA. We have sic hyperbaric oxygen
- Modern-Day Dogfight
The first International Conference on Disruptive Airline Passengers was held in April 1997. From this conference, the airlines’ experience with passenger violence aboard aircraft indicated an alarming pattern: From 1994 to 1995, American Airlines reported a three-fold increase (296 to 882) of in-flight disruptive passenger incidents;
- Practical Facts About Your Blood Pressure
the number-one problem most pilots have during their routine Federal Aviation Administration medical examination is elevated blood pressure (hypertension). This is a concern not only for getting (and keeping) a medical certificate, but in preventing the complications of stroke, heart attack, and kidney failure from years of damage to your heart and blood vessels
- ANGER:How to Control a Killer Emotion
Anger can run the spectrum from mild irritation to rage, and rage is a form of temporary insanity. None of us can think or act effectively if we are angry. If pilots are both hurried and mad, their engine(s) may take them directly to the scene of the crash.
- Virtual Naval Hospital - Naval Flight Surgeon Handbook
US Naval Flight Surgeon Handbook
- Health
January and February are the months when we all resolve to lose the excess pounds gained from Thanksgiving until the New Year. However, the aim should not be to lose weight but to lose fat. In desperation, we often look at the magazines at the supermarket checkout lines that promise a..
- Dangers of Viagra Use in Pilots
V iagra
(sildenafil citrate) has recently received the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seal of approval for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. The recent popularity of this medication, and its availability to the general aviation pilot, warrants a closer look by the aviation medical examiner (AME). With the pilot in mind, the AME should..
- Aviation Medicine and Aerospace Medicine articles and publications.
Aviation Medicine publications
- Hints for Air Travel with a Child.
Children under the age of 2 years travel free on most airlines, but this means that they may have to sit on your lap if the plane is full. When you make your reservations, try to avoid a full flight. If you can, schedule your flight to avoid the busiest times of day at airports (8 to 10 AM, 4 to 7 PM). If possible,
- Age 60 Rule
The Federal Aviation Administration, along with the Air Line Pilots Association and the politicians whose pockets they line, state that the Age 60 Rule is a necessary safety standard. The truth is, if the issue was really safety there wouldn’t be an Age 60 Rule. Time and again over-60 pilots have been shown to be as safe
- Jet lag
Have you ever flown on a vacation to Hong Kong or on business to Europe and wondered why youre ready for bed at noon or hungry at 3 AM? If so, youve experienced what many people call "Jet Lag." Jet lag is caused by traveling at great speeds over many time zones. This unbalances the "circadian rhythms," or biological lock
- Auditory threshold and hypoxia
Hypoxia’s effects on the auditory system have also been examined using auditory-evoked response (AER) techniques. Deecke et al. (10), Carlile et al. (5), Carlile and Paterson (6), Fowler and Lindeis (11), Lucertini et al. (19) and Wesensten et al. (29) found that the latencies of various waves in human AERs
- Communication on the Flt Deck
Professional flight crew undergo periodic audiometry as part of the regular medical examination required to maintain a professional flying licence. It was observed that some flight crew employed by a major international airline appeared to have unilateral hearing loss. This showed characteristics of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) in some cases, suggesting the possibility
- G-LOC, COULD IT HAPPEN TO YOU?
G-LOC, pronounced 'Gee-Lock' (as in half a horse and something you put a key into), is an abbreviated term meaning G-induced Loss of Consciousness. The letter 'G' representing the acceleration being experienced,
- Pilot Fatigue
Fatigue is a threat to aviation safety because of the impairments in alertness and performance it creates. “Fatigue” is defined as “a non-pathologic state resulting in a decreased ability to maintain function or workload due to mental or physical stress.” The term used to describe a range of experiences from sleepy, or
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