5th Edition
Ernsting's Aviation and Space Medicine 5E
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 fifth edition of this established textbook has been revised and updated by a multi-disciplinary team of experienced contributors, and includes new chapters on space physiology and medicine, passenger safety, rotary wing operation by land and sea, and UAVs. It remains the recommended textbook for those studying for the Diploma in Aviation Medicine of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, recognized worldwide as a standard in the field, and for similar overseas qualifications.
Ernsting's Aviation and Space Medicine remains 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.
AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY AND AIRCREW SYSTEMS
The Earth’s Atmosphere
David Gradwell
Cardiovascular Physiology
Jane Ward
Respiratory Physiology
Jane Ward
Hypoxia and Hyperventilation
David Gradwell
Prevention of Hypoxia
David Gradwell
The Pressure Cabin and Life Support Equipment
David Gradwell
Effects of and Protection Against Long Duration Acceleration
Nicholas Green
Short Duration Acceleration
Mathew Lewis
Head Injury and Protection
Mathew Lewis
Restraint Systems and Escape From Aircraft
Mathew Lewis
Human Physiology in the Thermal Environment
Michael Tipton and Graeme Maidment
Thermal Protection and Survival
Graeme Maidment and Michael Tipton
Vibration
J.R. Rollin Stott
Anthropometry and Aircrew Equipment
Mathew Lewis and Michael Trudgill
Physiology of Sleep and Wakefulness
Lyn Caldwell
Optics and Vision
Robert Scott and Paul Wright
Spatial Orientation and Disorientation in Flight
J.R. Rollin Stott and A.J. Benson
PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Space Physiology and Medicine
Michael Barratt
CLINICAL AVIATION MEDICINE
International Regulation of Medicine Standards
Anthony Evans, Sally Evans, and Gwynn Harper
Aeromedical Risk - A Numerical Approach
Anthony Evans
Cardiovascular Disease
Michael Joy and Gordon Williams
Hypertension
Edward Nicol
Respiratory Disease
Gary Davies
Aviation Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Gareth Corbett
Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
Raymond Johnston
Renal Disease
Andrew Timperley
Haematology
Paul Giangrande
Malignant Disease
Tania Jagathesan
Neurological Disease
Ralph Gregory and Damian Jenkins
Ophthalmology
Robert Scott and Paul Wright
Otorhinolaryngology
Saliya Caldera
Aviation Psychiatry
Geoff Reid
Orthopaedics
Ian Sargeant and John Kendrew
Clinical Management of Decompression Illness
Jane Risdall
Medication and Aircrew
Andrew Timperley
Aviator Fatigue and Fatigue Counter-Measures
John Caldwell
Infectious Disease and Air Travel
Andrew Green, David Hagen, and David Mulvaney
HIV, AIDS and Related Issues
Ewan Hutchison
Cabin Crew Health
Nigel Dowdall
Commercial Passenger Fitness To Fly
Mike Bagshaw
Military Aeromedical Evacuation
Ian Mollan
Critical Care in the Air
Neil Mcguire
Civilian Aeromedical Retrieval
Geoff Tothill
OPERATIONAL AVIATION MEDICINE
Selection and Training
Robert Bor, Carina Eriksen, and Margaret Oakes
Crew Resource Management
Stephen Jarvis
Air Traffic Control
John Roberts
Errors and Accidents
Sarah Harris
The Flight Deck and Cockpit
Mike Bagshaw
In-Flight Communications
Matt Peacock
Aircrew and Cosmic Radiation
Robert Hunter and Rick Tanner
Motion Sickness
J.R. Rollin Stott And Alan Benson
Passenger Safety in Civil Aviation
Nigel Dowdall
Rotary Wing Operation by Land and Sea
Mark Adams
Uninhabited Air Vehicles
Dale Daborn
Aircraft Hygiene
Mike Kelly
Aviation Pathology and Accident Investigation
Mathew Lewis and Graeme Maidment
Biography
Edited by
Professor David P. Gradwell, professor of aerospace medicine, King’s College London; honorary consultant in aviation medicine, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s Health Partners; and civilian consultant advisor in aviation medicine (Royal Air Force), UK
Air Commodore David J. Rainford, retired consultant physician and consultant adviser in renal disease (Royal Air Force); previously, defence postgraduate medical dean, consultant physician to the UK Civil Aviation Authority and senior consultant adviser in medicine to the Royal Air Force of Oman
Praise for Previous Editions:
"This book can be recommended to all students for the diploma in aviation medicine course and examination, and to physicians, psychologists and engineers involved with the practice of aviation
medicine…"
—Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London
