Fundamentals of aerospace medicine

Now in its Fourth Edition with a new editorial team, this comprehensive text addresses all medical and public health issues involved in the care of crews, passengers, and support personnel of aircraft and space vehicles. Coverage includes human physiology under flight conditions, clinical medicine in the aerospace environment, and the impact of the aviation industry on global public health. This edition features new chapters on radiation, toxicology and microbiology, dental considerations in aerospace medicine, women's health issues, commercial human space flight, space exploration, and unique aircraft including parachuting. Other highlights include significant new information on respiratory diseases, cardiovascular medicine, infectious disease transmission, and human response to acceleration. INDICE: The Beginnings: Past and Present J. Robert Dille and Stanley R. Mohler PHYSIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN FACTORS Jennifer A. Fogarty, Section Editor Respiratory Physiology and Protection Against Hypoxia Jeb S. Pickard and David P. Gradwell Physiology of Decompressive Stress Jan Stepanek and James Webb Human Response to Acceleration Robert Banks, James Brinkley, Richard Allnutt, and Richard M. Harding Vibration and Acoustics Suzanne D. Smith, Jerry R. Goodman, and Ferdinand W. Grosveld Spatial Orientation in Flight A.J. Parmet and W.R. Ercoline Thermal Stress Robert W. Kenefick, Samuel N. Cheuvront, John W. Castellani, and Catherine O'Brien Cosmic Radiation Michael Bagshaw and Francis A. Cucinotta Aerospace Toxicology John T. James and A.J. Parmet Space Environments James Perry Locke CLINICAL Jan Stepanek, Section Editor Pilot Health and Aeromedical Recertification Robert Oxford and Warren S. Silberman Respiratory Diseases: Aeromedical Implications Jeb S. Pickard and Gary W. Gray Clinical Aerospace Cardiovascular Medicine James R. Strader, Jr., Gary W. Gray, and William B. Kruyer Ophthalmology in Aerospace Medicine Thomas J. Tredici and DouglasJ. Ivan Otolaryngology in Aerospace Medicine James R. Phelan Aerospace Neurology Jack Hastings Aerospace Psychiatry David R. Jones Endocrine System and Nephrology Paula A. Corrigan and Curtiss B. Cook Infectious Diseases Glenn W. Mitchell and Gregory J. Martin Dental Considerations in Aerospace Medicine William M. Morlang, II Occupational and Environmental Medical Support to the Aviation Industry Roy L. DeHart and Steven M. Hetrick OPERATIONS Robert Johnson, Section Editor Women's Health Issues in Aerospace Medicine Monica B. Gorbandt and Richard A. Knittig An Introduction to Human Factors in Aerospace Thomas Rathjen, Mihriban Whitmore, Kerry McGuire, Namni Goel, Anthony Tvaryanas, Greg Zehner, Jeffrey Hudson, R. Key Dismukes, and David M. Musson Space Operations Richard T. Jennings, Charles F. Sawin, and Michael R. Barratt Aircraft Accidents: Investigation and Prevention Stephen J.H. Veronneau and Eduard M. Ricaurte Aviation Medicine in Unique Environments Thomas F. Clarke, Roy L. DeHart, et al. Aerospace Medicine Issues in Unique Aircraft Types Richard S. Williams, StephenL. Carpenter, Denise L. Baisden, Arnold A. Angelici, Jr., Stephen A. Bernstein, John A. Smyrski, III, Dougal B. Watson, Shean E. Phelps, Kevin W. Williams,and Melchor J. Antunano The Practice of International Aerospace Medicine Claude Thibeault The Future Jeffrey R. Davis, Section Editor Aviation, Government Space, Biomedical Innovations, and Education Jeffrey R. Davis Commercial HumanSpace Flight Melchor J. Antunano, James M. Vanderploeg, Richard T. Jennings, Elizabeth E. Richard, and P. Vernon McDonald

• ISBN: 978-0-7817-7466-6
• Editorial: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 754
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés