AVIATION MEDICINE 2E(0750632526)

FULL CONTENTS: Part I - The Pressure Environment: the earth's atmosphere; the effects of pressure change; decompression sickness; respiratory physiology; hypoxia and hyperventilation; prevention of hypoxia; oxygen equipment and pressure clothing; the pressure cabin; toxic gases and vapours in flight; Part II - Biodynamics: the effects of long duration acceleration; protection against long duration acceleration; crash dynamics and restraint systems; head injury and protection; vibration; escape from aircraft; Part III - Thermal Stress and Survival: the thermal environment and human heat exchange; thermal physiology; thermal protection; survival; Part IV - The Special Senses: spatial disorientation - general aspects; spatial disorientation - common illusions; motion sickness; vision in flight; noise and communication; Part V - Aviation Psychology: introduction to aviation psychology; perception; cognitive processes; individual differences; selection and training; stress and workload; ergonomics; social psychology; Part VI - Special Types of Flight: medical aspects of special types of flight; Part VII - Commercial Aviation and Health: commercial aviation and health - general aspects; health and safety aspects of aircraft design; medical standards for civilian aircrew; Part VIII - Health and Hygiene: international health regulations; epidemiological and immunological problems in international travel; airline hygiene; health of airline ground staff; carriage of invalid passengers by civil airlines; airfreight - health and safety in the air transport of animals; Part IX - Clinical Aspects of Aviation Medicine: sleep and wakefulness - clinical considerations; aircrew and their sleep; cardiovascular diseases; respiratory diseases; renal disease; other important medical conditions; psychiatry; neurology; otorhinolaryngology; ophthalmological conditions and the examination of the eye; orthopaedics; Part X - Accident Investigation: accident investigation and its management; aviation pathology; dental identifica