Handbook of Aviation and Space Medicine

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SKU: 9781138617865
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Handbook of Aviation and Space Medicine is a concise, practical guide designed for medical professionals working within the aerospace environment. Covering all key aspects of clinical aerospace medicine and relevant physiology, it presents information in note form for quick reference. The book features numerous figures, algorithms, and tables, making it an essential resource for those caring for aircrew or individuals involved in aerospace travel. It complements the more comprehensive Ernsting’s Aviation and Space Medicine and serves as an invaluable handbook for clinicians on the move.
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This book is ideal for civil and military aviation medicine practitioners, medical professionals preparing for professional qualifying examinations in aviation medicine, and physicians advising patients about flying. It also benefits family practitioners, hospital doctors, physiologists, as well as occupational and public health personnel interested in the healthcare effects of aerospace travel.

This highly practical guide is ideal for any medical professional who deals with patients in the aerospace environment or is involved in the healthcare of aircrew or individuals preparing for or returning from aerospace travel.

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This highly practical guide is ideal for any medical professional who deals with the aerospace environment or is involved in the healthcare of aircrew or individuals preparing for or returning from aerospace travel. The book covers all the main aspects of aerospace medicine, including the salient physiology and clinical aspects in note form for rapid assimilation, and makes plentiful use of figures, algorithms, and tables throughout.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive covering all aspects of clinical aerospace medicine and relevant physiology

• Note-based for rapid reference in the clinical setting

• Highly practical with illustrations and tables supporting the text throughout

• From a highly experienced international team of editors and contributors

• Ideal as a handbook companion, complementing the definitive reference Ernsting’s Aviation and Space Medicine, for use ‘on the go’

The book will be an indispensable companion to all civil and military aviation medicine practitioners, including those preparing for professional qualifying examinations. It is also a useful aid for other physicians with an interest in aviation medicine or who are required to inform patients regularly regarding the likely effects of flight, including family practitioners and hospital doctors, physiologists with an interest in the area, and occupational and public health personnel.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138617865

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: CRC Press

Illustration: 35 Tables, black and white; 77 Line drawings, black and white; 36 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Nicholas Green
Edited by Steven Gaydos
Edited by Ewan Hutchison
Edited by Ed Nicol

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 780g

Pages: 422

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction

About the Author

Wing Commander Nicholas Green is Whittingham Professor in Aviation Medicine, RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine, RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire, UK

Colonel Steven Gaydos is a US Army Senior Aviator and Master Flight Surgeon Board Certified in Aerospace, Occupational and Emergency Medicine, Director of Graduate Medical Education, US Army School of Aviation Medicine, Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA

Dr Ewan Hutchison is Consultant in Aviation and Occupational Medicine and Head of Medical Assessment at the Civil Aviation Authority, Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, UK

Wing Commander Edward Nicol is Consultant Cardiologist, Chair of the NATO Aviation Cardiology Group and the RAF Consultant Advisor in Medicine, Aviation Medicine Clinical Service, RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine, RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire, UK