Aviation Medicine and the Airline Passenger

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2002
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-340-80637-1 (ISBN)

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Provides information on the implications of disease to the well being of airline passengers, and how such diseases may affect their fitness to fly. This book includes practical advice on pre-flight assessment and the in-flight management of individual medical disorders, including possible exacerbations of chronic conditions during flight.

The only book of its kind, this comprehensive reference provides information on the implications of disease to the well being of airline passengers, and how such diseases may affect their fitness to fly. This is completely unlike other aviation medicine texts that concentrate on health conditions as they effect pilot and other crewmembers. Hospital Consultants, General Practitioners and Physicians in Occupational Medicine will frequently be asked questions by patients regarding their fitness to fly, and this book will be an invaluable source of information during consultations.

The content includes practical advice on pre-flight assessment and the in-flight management of individual medical disorders, including possible exacerbations of chronic conditions during flight as well as acute emergencies. Background information on the physiology of aviation and the cabin environment is provided at a level appropriate for the non-specialist, and the book includes an important chapter on the medico-legal implications for physicians who are asked to participate in the care of other passengers taken ill during a flight. While airlines have their own guidelines regarding the management of in-flight medical emergencies, this book will also be of considerable interest to those involved in training cabin crew members to deal with these situations.

Medico-legal issues
The cabin environment
Cosmic radiation
Pre-flight assessment and in-flight assistance
Immunization, and infectious and tropical diseases
Airsickness
Sleep disturbance and jet lag
Obstetrical and gynaecological incidents
Infants and children
Breathlessness and chest pain in-flight
Passengers with pulmonary disorders
Coronary artery disease
Defibrillation
Haematological disorders and transfusion
Venous thrombosis
Otolaryngology
Aviation dentistry
Gastroenterology
Renal medicine
Diabetics
The neurological patient
Mental health: pre-flight and in-flight
The elderly and passengers with physical difficulties
Carriage of the seriously ill.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.5.2002
Zusatzinfo	40 b/w illus, 20 b/w illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
ISBN-10	0-340-80637-0 / 0340806370
ISBN-13	978-0-340-80637-1 / 9780340806371
Zustand	Neuware