基本説明
Addresses all medical and public health issues involved in the care of crews, passengers, and support personnel of aircraft and space vehicles. The previous edition: 2002.
Full Description
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.
Contents
HISTORYChapter 1 The Beginnings: Past and PresentPHYSIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN FACTORSChapter 2 Respiratory Physiology and Protection Against HypoxiaChapter 3 Physiology of Decompressive StressChapter 4 Human Response to AccelerationChapter 5 Vibration and AcousticsChapter 6 Spatial Orientation in FlightChapter 7 Thermal StressChapter 8 Cosmic RadiationChapter 9 Aerospace ToxicologyChapter 10 Space EnvironmentsCLINICALChapter 11 Pilot Health and Aeromedical RecertificationChapter 12 Respiratory Diseases: Aeromedical ImplicationsChapter 13 Clinical Aerospace Cardiovascular MedicineChapter 14 Ophthalmology in Aerospace MedicineChapter 15 Otolaryngology in Aerospace MedicineChapter 16 Aerospace NeurologyChapter 17 Aerospace PsychiatryChapter 18 Endocrine System and NephrologyChapter 19 Infectious DiseasesChapter 20 Dental Considerations in Aerospace MedicineOPERATIONSChapter 21 Occupational and Environmental Medical Support to the Aviation IndustryChapter 22 Women's Health Issues in Aerospace MedicineChapter 23 An Introduction to Human Factors in AerospaceChapter 24 Space OperationsChapter 25 Aircraft Accidents: Investigation and PreventionChapter 26 Aviation Medicine in Unique EnvironmentsChapter 27 Aerospace Medicine Issues in Unique Aircraft TypesChapter 28 The Practice of International Aerospace MedicineTHE FUTUREChapter 29 Aviation, Government Space, Biomedical Innovations, and EducationChapter 30 Commercial Human Space FlightIndex
