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Aviation medicine / Richard M Harding, F John MIlls.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : BMJ Publishing, 1993.Edition: 3rd edDescription: vii, 218 pISBN:
  • 0727908146
  • 0727908146 (pbk) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.980213 20
LOC classification:
  • RC1062 .H37 1993
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Medical emergencies in the air -- 2. Legal aspects of inflight emergencies / P. J. C. Chapman -- 3. Fitness to travel by air -- 4. Transport of patients by air / T. E. Martin -- 5. Problems of altitude -- 6. Acceleration -- 7. Function of the special senses -- 8. Aviation psychology / R. G. Green -- 9. Medical aspects of airline operations -- 10. Is the crew fit to fly? -- 11. Special forms of flight -- 12. Manned spacecraft -- Index.
Subject: "With air travel now a part of everyday life for many people, doctors need to be well informed on the medical implications of the abnormal environment of flight. This book advises doctors on two common predicaments: how to decide whether a patient is fit to travel and how to cope should they be called on to deal with a medical emergency in flight" -- BOOK JACKET.
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Books Books Australian Emergency Management Library BOOK 616.980213 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 010153443

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. Medical emergencies in the air -- 2. Legal aspects of inflight emergencies / P. J. C. Chapman -- 3. Fitness to travel by air -- 4. Transport of patients by air / T. E. Martin -- 5. Problems of altitude -- 6. Acceleration -- 7. Function of the special senses -- 8. Aviation psychology / R. G. Green -- 9. Medical aspects of airline operations -- 10. Is the crew fit to fly? -- 11. Special forms of flight -- 12. Manned spacecraft -- Index.

"With air travel now a part of everyday life for many people, doctors need to be well informed on the medical implications of the abnormal environment of flight. This book advises doctors on two common predicaments: how to decide whether a patient is fit to travel and how to cope should they be called on to deal with a medical emergency in flight" -- BOOK JACKET.

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