AIMC Topic: Aerospace Medicine

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Telesurgery prospects in delivering healthcare in remote areas.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Feasibility and safety of performing remote surgery was first established by performing surgeries on pigs in later part of the 20th century. The first tele-robotic remote surgical system was set up in Canada in 2003 between two hospitals 400 kilometr...

Psychophysiological resources and reserves for increasing flight safety.

Voenno-meditsinskii zhurnal
The diirectins and ways of ostcgiogtsuikigucak health resources of pilot in order to ensure his professional safety are discussed. The author analyz the approaches to improve the health of the pilot based on foreign studies. The authors evaluate the ...

[PROMISING OPTIONS FOR MEDICAL ROBOTICS APPLICATION IN SUPPORT OF CREW LIFE ACTIVITIES AND MITIGATION OF MEDICAL RISKS DURING SPACE FLIGHT].

Aviakosmicheskaia i ekologicheskaia meditsina = Aerospace and environmental medicine
Theme of the article is integration of robotics, medical robots that embody the bio-engineering technology specifically, into the spacecrew medical care system.

Lack of international uniformity in assessing color vision deficiency in professional pilots.

Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
INTRODUCTION: Color is an important characteristic of the aviation environment. Pilots must rapidly and accurately differentiate and identify colors. The medical standards published by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) require that...

Pilot licensing after aortic valve surgery.

The Journal of heart valve disease
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Bicuspid aortic valve is the most common congenital heart malformation, and a high percentage of patients with this condition will develop complications over time. It is rare that pilots undergo aortic valve surgery, ...

Evaluation of systemic allergy in a jet aviator.

Allergy and asthma proceedings
Cholinergic urticaria and exercise-induced anaphylaxis (EIA) are related conditions. Cholinergic urticaria is caused by a rise in body core temperature and usually results in pruritus, skin lesions and, rarely, in serious respiratory and cardiovascul...

Task and postural factors are related to back pain in helicopter pilots.

Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
BACKGROUND: A previous survey by Shear et al. revealed a high prevalence of back pain in Royal Navy helicopter aircrew, compared with controls. It was recommended that a second survey be undertaken, taking account of flying tasks and cockpit ergonomi...

Carotid artery dissection presenting as a painless Horner's syndrome in a pilot: fit to fly?

Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
We describe a case of a middle-aged Caucasian pilot who presented to us with a painless left Horner's syndrome due to a focal dissection of the infra-petrous portion of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery. He did not suffer symptoms of cerebral i...

The effect of trans-cockpit authority gradient on Navy/Marine helicopter mishaps.

Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
Navy and Marine Corps helicopter mishaps which had a pilot causal factor assigned were examined to determine if the relative military rank of the pilot and copilot was associated with the rate of occurrence per 100,000 flight hours. All class A and B...