Principles and practice of aviation medicine
By: editors, Claus Curdt-Christiansen, Jörg Draeger, Jürgen Kriebel.
Contributors: Curdt-Christiansen, Claus.; Draeger, Jörg, Prof. Dr.; Kriebel, Jürgen.
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hackensack, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789812388612
Subjects: Aviation medicine; Aerospace Medicine -- methods; Aerospace Medicine -- standards
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The history and development of aviation medicine; title: ICAO international medical standards; title: Federal Aviation Administration aviation medicine; title: Joint aviation authorities (JAA) and European aviation safety agency (EASA) medical requirements for pilots in Europe; title: Fundamentals of aviation physiology; title: Cosmic radiation exposure of flight crews; title: Physiology and pathophysiology of nutrition; title: Introduction : the role of medical factors in accident investigation; title: Cardiovascular risk factors; title: Arterial hypertension; title: Heart diseases and disorder; title: Coronary artery disease; title: Cardiac valve disease/valve replacement; title: Cardiac rhythm and conduction disturbances; title: Congenital heart diseases; title: Vascular diseases and disorders; title: Ophthalmology for the medical examiner; title: Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) medicine and dentistry for aeromedical examiners; title: Neurology for the aeromedical examiner; title: Psychiatry; title: Operational and clinical aviation psychology; title: Neuropsychological disorders after brain injury and their assessment; title: The man-man interface in the man-machine; title: System of commercial aviation aircraft; title: Passenger health.