Ernsting's Aviation and Space Medicine (6^th Ed.)

Ernsting's Aviation and Space Medicine applies current understanding in medicine, physiology and the behavioural sciences to the medical challenges and stresses that are faced by both civil and military aircrew, and their passengers, on a daily basis. The sixth edition of this established textbook and clinical reference has been revised and updated by a multi-disciplinary team of experienced contributors, many new to this edition. The structure of the book has been refined, bringing related chapters together where appropriate, while the clinical content has been carefully streamlined in line with the specific requirements of the aviation medicine practitioner and adviser, with new chapters added on Commercial Space Travel, Skin Disease and Women?s Health.

Key Features:

• Convenient ? embraces all aspects of aviation medicine in a single volume, divided into four parts for ease of reference: Aviation Physiology & Aircrew Systems, Space Physiology & Medicine, Clinical Aviation Medicine and Operational Aviation Medicine
• Comprehensive ? covers all forms of military and passenger-carrying aircraft, including issues surrounding passenger safety and transport of the sick and injured
• Aids detailed understanding ? focuses on the principles underlying the standards in the field rather than just the standards themselves
• Applicable worldwide ? addresses international issues, including worldwide regulation of medical standards, and travel and disease
• Accessible ? chapter summaries enable rapid assimilation of key points while key references and suggestions for further reading encourage in-depth learning
• eBook included - text fully online and searchable via VitalSource eBook

The text remains the recommended coursebook for those studying for the Diploma in Aviation Medicine of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, recognized worldwide as an exemplary standard in the field, and for similar worldwide qualifications. It is an essential companion for all civil and military aviation medicine practitioners, both when preparing for professional examinations and in daily practice, and for those in the many disciplines of the behavioural and life sciences that include some study of aviation, its physiology and related issues. It is also recommended reading for those with a wider interest in the medical problems of professional or recreational flying, air transport and the aviation industry.

PART 1: Aviation Physiology and Aircrew Systems

1 The Earth's atmosphere

Revised by Ross D. Pollock and Peter D. Hodkinson

2 Cardiovascular physiology

Revised by Thomas G. Smith

3 Respiratory physiology

Revised by Caroline Jolley

4 Hypoxia and hyperventilation

Joseph K. Britton

5 The principles of altitude protection

Joseph K. Britton

6 Cabin pressurization and personal pressure equipment

Joseph K. Britton

7 Oxygen systems

Joseph K. Britton

8 Long-duration acceleration

Nicholas D.C. Green

9 Short-duration acceleration

Matthew E. Lewis

10 Head injury and protection

Matthew E. Lewis and Ronan Dardis

11 Restraint systems and escape from aircraft

Matthew E. Lewis

12 Human physiology in the thermal environment

Andy Weller

13 Thermal stress, protection and survival

Andy Weller

14 Vibration: Hand-transmitted and whole-body effects on human health and wellness

Adrienne M. Madison, Matthew T. Ballard, Tamara T. Chambers and Valeta Carol Chancey

15 Physiology of sleep and wakefulness, sleep disorders and the effects on aircrew

J. Lynn Caldwell

16 Optics and vision

Malcolm Woodcock

17 Spatial orientation and disorientation in flight

Revised by Alaistair Bushy and Tracy Grimshaw

PART 2: Space Physiology and Medicine

18 Space environment and biodynamic forces

Michael Barratt and Maybritt Kuypers

19 Space adaptation, clinical issues and countermeasures

Michael Barratt and Sergi Vaquer

20 Commercial human space travel

James Vanderploeg and Richard Jennings

PART 3: Clinical Aviation Medicine

21 Regulation of medical standards

Johanna Jordaan, Michael A. Berry and Darren Ellison

22 Aeromedical risk: A numerical approach

Mark K. Cairns, Michael J.A. Trudgill and Nicholas D.C. Green

23 Cardiovascular disease

Edward D. Nicol and David A. Holdsworth

24 Respiratory disease

Jonathan R. Naylor

25 Aviation gastroenterology and hepatology

Joanna D’Arcy

26 Kidney disease

Andrew Timperley and Senti Baladurai

27 Metabolic and endocrine disorders

David Russell-Jones and Gillian Garden

28 Haematology

Lucinda Blake

29 Skin disease

Amr Salam and Alys Hunter

30 Neurological disease

Damian Jenkins

31 Decompression illness

Desmond M. Connolly and Mark A. Glover

32 Mental health and wellbeing

Paul Cooper, Asha Pook and Robert Bor

33 Women’s health

Kathryn Hughes

34 Ophthalmic disease

Malcolm Woodcock

35 Diseases of the ear, nose and throat

David A. Jonathan

36 Orthopaedic conditions

Edward Spurrier, Ronan Dardis and Ian Sargeant

37 Infectious disease and air travel

Matt Adam, David Powell and Ewan Hutchison

38 Passenger fitness to fly

Stephen Houston

39 Medication in aircrew

Andrew Timperley

PART 4: Operational Aviation Medicine

40 Pilot selection and training

Robert Bor and Jennifer Eaglestone

41 The flight deck and cockpit

Helen M. Hoar

42 Human factors in aviation

Revised by Roberto De Marino

43 Safety in civil aviation

Nicholas Dann

44 Errors and accidents

Emma Smith and Will Tutton

45 Accident investigation and aviation pathology

Matthew E. Lewis and Michael J.P. Biggs

46 Air traffic control

Rae-Wen Chang

47 Cabin crew health

Justin Flatt

48 Aviation fatigue and relevant fatigue countermeasures

John A. Caldwell

49 Anthropometry and aircrew equipment integration

Revised by Matthew E. Lewis

50 In-flight noise and communications

Graham M. Rood and Susan H. James

51 Aircrew and cosmic radiation

Anna Fogtman

52 Motion sickness

John F. Golding

53 Aeromedical evacuation

Geoffrey Tothill and Ian Mollan

54 Rotary wing operation by land and sea

Mark S. Adams

55 Remotely piloted aircraft systems

Anthony P. Tvarynanas

56 Aircraft hygiene

Jane-Marie Hawronskyj

Appendix

Index

David Gradwell is Emeritus Professor of Aerospace Medicine, King’s College London; formerly a consultant in aviation medicine, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s Health Partners and the Royal Air Force Consultant Advisor in aviation medicine. He is President of the International Academy of Aviation & Space Medicine a Past President of the Aerospace Medical Association.

Elizabeth Wilkinson is a Consultant in Occupational and Aviation medicine and was formerly Head of Health Services at British Airways. She is President of the UK Association of Aviation Medical Examiners and Past President of the International Airline Medical Association.