Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Verlag)
978-0-7817-7466-6 (ISBN)
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Now in its Fourth Edition with a new editorial team, this comprehensive text addresses all medical and public health issues involved in the care of crews, passengers, and support personnel of aircraft and space vehicles. Coverage includes human physiology under flight conditions, clinical medicine in the aerospace environment, and the impact of the aviation industry on global public health.
This edition features new chapters on radiation, toxicology and microbiology, dental considerations in aerospace medicine, women's health issues, commercial human space flight, space exploration, and unique aircraft including parachuting. Other highlights include significant new information on respiratory diseases, cardiovascular medicine, infectious disease transmission, and human response to acceleration.
HISTORY
Chapter 1 The Beginnings: Past and Present
PHYSIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN FACTORS
Chapter 2 Respiratory Physiology and Protection Against Hypoxia
Chapter 3 Physiology of Decompressive Stress
Chapter 4 Human Response to Acceleration
Chapter 5 Vibration and Acoustics
Chapter 6 Spatial Orientation in Flight
Chapter 7 Thermal Stress
Chapter 8 Cosmic Radiation
Chapter 9 Aerospace Toxicology
Chapter 10 Space Environments
CLINICAL
Chapter 11 Pilot Health and Aeromedical Recertification
Chapter 12 Respiratory Diseases: Aeromedical Implications
Chapter 13 Clinical Aerospace Cardiovascular Medicine
Chapter 14 Ophthalmology in Aerospace Medicine
Chapter 15 Otolaryngology in Aerospace Medicine
Chapter 16 Aerospace Neurology
Chapter 17 Aerospace Psychiatry
Chapter 18 Endocrine System and Nephrology
Chapter 19 Infectious Diseases
Chapter 20 Dental Considerations in Aerospace Medicine
OPERATIONS
Chapter 21 Occupational and Environmental Medical Support to the Aviation Industry
Chapter 22 Women's Health Issues in Aerospace Medicine
Chapter 23 An Introduction to Human Factors in Aerospace
Chapter 24 Space Operations
Chapter 25 Aircraft Accidents: Investigation and Prevention
Chapter 26 Aviation Medicine in Unique Environments
Chapter 27 Aerospace Medicine Issues in Unique Aircraft Types
Chapter 28 The Practice of International Aerospace Medicine
THE FUTURE
Chapter 29 Aviation, Government Space, Biomedical Innovations, and Education
Chapter 30 Commercial Human Space Flight
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.4.2008 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Philadelphia |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 1792 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7817-7466-7 / 0781774667 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7817-7466-6 / 9780781774666 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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