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Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine by Jeffrey Davis; Jan Stepanek (Editor); Jennifer Fogarty (Editor); Rebecca Blue (Editor)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer, 2021

Encompassing all occupants of aircraft and spacecraft--passengers and crew, military and civilian--Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine, 5th Edition, addresses all medical and public health issues involved in this unique medical specialty. Comprehensive coverage includes everything from human physiology under flight conditions to the impact of the aviation industry on public health, from an increasingly mobile global populace to numerous clinical specialty considerations, including a variety of common diseases and risks emanating from the aerospace environment. This text is an invaluable reference for all students and practitioners who engage in aeromedical clinical practice, engineering, education, research, mission planning, population health, and operational support.
Handbook of Aviation and Space Medicine by Nicholas Green (Editor); Steven J. Gaydos (Editor); Ewan J. Hutchison (Editor); Ed Nicol (Editor)
Publisher: CRC Press, 2019

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.
Ernsting's Aviation and Space Medicine by David Gradwell; David Rainford
Publisher: CRC Press, 2016

Ernsting's Aviation and Space Medicine applies current understanding in medicine, physiology and the behavioral sciences to the medical challenges and stresses that are faced by both civil and military aircrew, and their passengers, on a daily basis.
Space Physiology and Medicine by Arnauld E. Nicogossian (Editor)
Publisher: Springer, 2016

This fourth edition of Space Physiology and Medicine\provides succinct, evidence-based summaries of the current knowledge base in space medicine and serves as a source of information on the space environment, responses, and practices. Additionally, there is extensive online material available for each chapter, featuring overviews and self-study questions.

2020 Aerospace Medical Certification Statistical Handbook by Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Publisher: Federal Aviation Administration, 2020

The biennial Aerospace Medical Certification Statistical Handbook reports descriptive characteristics of all active U.S. civil aviation airmen. The 2020 handbook documents the most recent and most widely relevant data on active civil aviation airmen.
Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners by Office of Aviation Medicine
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

The format of this version of the Guide provides instant access to information regarding regulations, medical history, examination procedures, dispositions, and protocols necessary for completion of the FAA Form 8500-8, Application for Airman Medical Certificate.

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