Aerospace medicine and human performance
Feb 1, 2025
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to update and reinforce previous research on helicopter emergency medical service accidents in the United States. By investigating predictors of fatalities after helicopter emergency medical service crashes through the ...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Oct 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Stroke in young patients is frequently associated with a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Controversy exists over whether the PFO is a cause, a risk factor, or an incidental finding. Estimating the individualized risk of stroke recurrence has ...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Jan 1, 2024
Gravity-induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC) is a major threat to fighter pilots and may result in fatal accidents. The brain has a period of 5-6 s from the onset of high +G exposure, called the functional buffer period, during which transient isch...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Aug 1, 2023
During future interplanetary space missions, a number of health conditions may arise, owing to the hostile environment of space and the myriad of stressors experienced by the crew. When managing these conditions, crews will be required to make accura...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Sep 1, 2022
Pilots' mental health has received increased attention following Germanwings Flight 9525 in 2015, where the copilot intentionally crashed the aircraft into the French Alps, killing all on board. An investigation of this incident found that the pilot...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Jul 1, 2021
Current spacesuits are cumbersome and metabolically expensive. The use of robotic actuators could improve extravehicular activity performance. We propose a novel method to quantify the benefit of robotic actuators during planetary ambulation. Using ...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Nov 1, 2020
Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially fatal disease caused by trauma, infections, and toxins. Rhabdomyolysis has not been reported in Chinese civil aircrew, but in our case report a male civil copilot contracted rhabdomyolysis after excessive exercise, sh...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Jun 1, 2020
: Being able to identify individual differences in skilled motor learning during disorienting conditions is important for spaceflight, military aviation, and rehabilitation.: Blindfolded subjects ( = 34) were strapped into a device that behaved like ...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Dec 1, 2018
There are many potential human-machine interfaces for controlling complex robotics. However, restrictions in hardware, software, or human capability may pose limits on the input device degrees-of-freedom (DOF). This study examined effects on operati...