Publisher's Synopsis
This is a book that educates all doctors on the various aspects of aviation medicine. It includes a new chapter on aeromedical transportation - an area that has grown enormously over the past decade. New sections added include - cabin air quality and fire and impact protection on civil aircraft, regulation of air safety and crew licensing, HIV infection in crew and female pilots. Other chapters that have been extensively updated include jet lag, motion sickness, in flight crew incapacitation, cardiovascular fitness of crew, alcohol use by crew and ionizing radiation.
