Principles and Practice of Aviation Medicine Book

Prologue v

Preface and Acknowledgement xi

List of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Units xix

Part 1 Introduction 1

1 The History and Development of Aviation Medicine Viktor Harsch 3

Part 2 International Standards and Requirements 29

2 ICAO International Medical Standards and Recommended Practices Claus Curdt-Christiansen 31

3 Federal Aviation Administration - Aviation Medicine Warren S. Silberman 41

4 Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - Medical Requirements for Pilots in Europe Joerg Siedenburg Annetje Roodenburg 53

Part 3 Physiology And Radiation 69

5 Fundamentals of Aviation Physiology Dietrich Wirth Ekkehart Rumberger 71

6 Cosmic Radiation Exposure of Flight Crews Lutz Bergau Rainer Facius Matthias M. Meier 151

Part 4 Prevention 171

7 Physiology and Pathophysiology of Nutrition Herwig H. Ditschuneit 173

Part 5 Clinical Aviation Medicine 203

8 Introduction: The Role of Medical Factors in Accident Investigation Ilse Janicke Norbert Schauer Marcus Wieczorek Reinhard Höet;ltgen 205

9 Cardiovascular Risk Factors Norbert Schauer 209

10 Arterial Hypertension Norbert Schauer 227

11 Heart Diseases and Disorder Norbert Schauer 241

12 Coronary Artery Disease Ilse Janicke 255

13 Cardiac Valve Disease/Valve Replacement Iisle Janicke 319

14 Cardiac Rhythm and Conduction Disturbances Reinhard Höet;ltgen Marcus Weiczorek 341

15 Congenital Heart Diseases Ilse Janicke 375

16 Vascular Diseases and Disorders Ilse Janicke 389

17 Ophthalmology for the Medical Examiner Rüet;diger Schwartz Jöet;rg Draeger 399

18 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Medicine and Dentistry for Aeromedical Examiners Jüet;rgenKressin Reinhard G. Matschke 447

19 Neurology for the Aeromedical Examiner Jüet;rgen Kriebel Frank Weber 495

20 Psychiatry Jüet;rgen Kriebel Matthias M. Weber 557

Part 6 Phychology 609

21 Operational and Clinical Aviation Psychology Konrad Steininger Dirk Stelling 611

22 Neuropsychological Disorders After Brain Injury and their Assessment Josef Zihl Herbert Jacobs 639

23 The Man-Man Interface in the Man-Machine System of Commercial Aviation Aircraft Reiner W. Kemmler 657

Part 7 Passengers 665

24 Passenger Health Petra A. Illing 667

Appendix I 709

Appendix II 789

Index 817