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AVIATION MEDICINE (MED) SECTION

SUGGESTED LITERATURE ON AVIATION MEDICINE


In English

     UN Agency publications

  • Bailey, James. Guide to Hygiene and Sanitation in Aviation. Second edition. 170 pages. World Health Organization, Geneva, 1977. English, French.
  • International Health Regulations (1969). Third annotated edition. World Health Organization, Geneva, 1983.
  • Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for Prevention and Control. World Health Organization, December 1998. (Reference Number WHO/TB/98.256), English.
  • Martinez, L. (editor): International Travel and Health. 193 pages. WHO Geneva, 2002.

     Other publications

  • Barish, Robert J. The Invisible Passenger. Radiation Risks for People Who Fly. 119 pages. Advanced Medical Publishing, Wisconsin, USA. 1996.
  • Campbell, RD and Bagshaw, M. Human Performance and Limitations in Aviation.  196 pages. Blackwell Publishing, U.K. Third Edition, 2002.
  • Chapman, Peter. Airline Medical Manual. 160 pages. Chapman and Hall Medical, London 1991.
  • Coombs, R.H. Drug-impaired Professionals. 351 pages. Harvard University Press, USA. First Edition, 1997.
  • Cummin, Andrew R.C. & Nicholson, Anthony N., Aviation Medicine and the Airline Passenger. 216 pages. Arnold Publishers, Great Britain 2002. ISBN 0 340 80637 0.
  • Cutting, Windsor C. Guide to Drug Hazards in Aviation Medicine. 97 pages. Federal Aviation Agency, Washington, D.C., USA.(Doc AC 91.11-1). 1962.
  • DeHart, Roy L. and Davis, Jeffrey R (editors). Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine. Third edition. 702 pages. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.  Philadelphia, USA. 2002.
  • Dowdall, N.P. Manual of Inflight Medical Care. 144 pages. Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London, U.K. First Edition, 2001.
  • Rainford, David J. & Gradwell, David P. (editors). Ernsting's Aviation Medicine. Fourth edition. 833 pages. Hodder Arnold, London, 2006. ISBN-10 0 340 81319 9
  • Fit to fly? A medical handbook for pilots. Second edition. 89 pages. Compiled by the BALPA medical study group. BSP professional books. London 1988.
  • Harding, Richard M. & Mills, F. John. Aviation Medicine: Articles from The British Medical Journal. Third edition. 218 pages. BMJ Publishing Group, London 1993.
  • King, Paul. The Pilot's Guide to Medical Human Factors. 58 pages. Canada Communication Group Publishing. Ottawa, Canada. 1993.
  • Martin, Terence & Rodenberg, Howard D. Aeromedical Transportation: A clinical guide. 288 pages. Avebury Aviation Ashgate Publishing Ltd., England. 1996.
  • McNeil, Edward L. Airborne Care of the Ill and Injured. 208 pages. Springer Verlag, New York, USA, 1983.
  • Mohler, Stanley R. Medication and Flying: A pilot's guide. Boston Publishing Company, Boston, USA, 1982.
  • National Research Council. The Airliner Cabin Environment and the Health of Passengers and Crew. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. USA 2002.
  • Private Pilot's Medical Handbook - A practical guide to healthy and safe flying. 80 pages. TAB Books Inc., USA 1981.
  • Rayman, Russell B. Clinical Aviation Medicine. Second edition. 202 pages. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1990.
  • Reinhart, Richard O. FAA Medical Certification: Guidelines for Pilots. 196 pages. Iowa State University Press, USA. 1992.
  • Reinhart, Richard O. Fit for Flight. 252 pages.  Blackwell Publishing, U.K. Second Edition,  2002.
  • Ribak, Joseph, Rayman, Russell B., and Froom, Paul (editors). Occupational Health in Aviation. Maintenance and Support Personnel. 238 pages. Academic Press, San Diego, California. USA, 1995
  • Schroeder, Erik and Taudorf, Uffe (editors). Air Travel and Transportation of Patients: a guide for physicians. Second Edition. 126 pages. Danish Armed Forces Health Services, 1997.

In French

  • Colin, J. Médecine Aérospatiale. 550 pages. Paris, 1990.
  • Evrard, E.: Précis de la médecine aéronautique et spatiale. Maloine s.a. Éditeur, Paris, 1975.
  • Kabanda Kurhenga, G.: Guide médical pour le transport aérien des malades et blessés. Kinshasa, 1998.

In Spanish

  • Patt, Hugo Oscar Leimann. Psiquiatría Aeronáutica Sistémica. Segunda edición. 475 pages. Ediciones Kargieman, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1987.
  • Amézcua Gonzalez., L. and Lareo Cortizo y Cols, J.M (editors). Medicina aeronáutica. Conceptos generales. 531 pages. Fundación de estudios y formación sanitaria. Madrid/Vigo, Spain 2001. ISBN 84 97770 22 9

In Danish

  • Errebo-Knudsen, E.O. Flyvemedicin, Forebyggende Medicin, Menneske og Miljø, pages 856-865. Holma, Bo og Olsen Finn., editors. Hygiejnisk Institut, København 1989. Blegdammens Boghandel, Blegdamsvej 86, 2100 København Ø., Denmark.
  • Hagelsten, Johannes O. Flyvemedicin. 155 pages. KDAs Forlag, 1987.
  • Hagelsten, Johannes O. Medicinske Problemer ved Flyvning, Medicinsk Årbog 1985, Munksgaard, pages 97-106.
  • Hagelsten, Johannes O. Rummedicin, Medicinsk Årbog 1992, Munksgaard, pages145-153.
  • Schroeder, E. & Taudorf, U. (editors): Lufttransport af Patienter. Second edition. 126 pages. Forsvarets sundhedstjeneste, Copenhagen 1997.

In German

  • Frank, Peter und Moser, Michael. Flugmedizin für Piloten. 136 pages. Verlag Thieme, Stuttgart 1988.
  • Grossmann, Kay. Flugmedizin. Leitfaden für die Praxis. 123 pages. Deutscher Aerzte-Verlag, Köln, 1985.
  • Landgraf, H., Rose, D.-M., und Aust, P.E. (editors). Flugreisemedizin. 351 pages. Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag Berlin-Wien 1996.
  • Schulze, E., Schöder, H-J., Lehwe -Litzmann, I., and Kressin, J. Flugmedizin. 196 pages. Transpress, Berlin 1990.
  • Draeger, J and Kriebel, J (editors). Praktische Flugmedizin. First edition. 526 pages. ecomed verlagsgesellschaft. Landsberg/Lech, Germany. 2002. ISBN 3 609 20140 1

In Swedish

  • Flygmedicin. Grundutbildning. Stockholm, 1979, 32 pages. KSAB, Box 20081, S-161 02 Bromma, Sweden.

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