Brings the neurosciences to operational and clinical aviation medicine. This book deals with the physiology and pathology of circadian rhythmicity, orientation, hypotension and hypoxia, and with disorders of the central nervous system relevant to th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Oct-2008, Kirjastus: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789812819246)
Offers an overview of the physiological foundation for flight, covering the bodys reactions to altitude, pressure changes, acceleration, and extreme temperatures; the physiology of the sensory organs; jet lag and exposure to cosmic radiation....Loe edasi...
This concise yet comprehensive treatment of the effects of spaceflight on biological systems includes issues at the forefront of life sciences research, such as gravitational biology, immune system response, bone cell formation and the effects of ra...Loe edasi...
Presents the principles of aeromedical transport, featuring research, references and information on the transport of intensive care patients, and medical emergencies/death in flight. This book also discusses the administration and organisation, addr...Loe edasi...
This book provides guidance in the moral or ethical aspects of decision-making that perpetuate many of the latent failures in safety-critical systems. The core issues are illustrated by cases drawn from aviation, healthcare and environmental & occup...Loe edasi...
Aerospace Clinical Psychology provides a blueprint for combining the talents of clinical psychologists with flight surgeons and human factors practitioners to enhance the safety and efficiency of extraordinarily taxed operators....Loe edasi...
Provides a comprehensive treatment of how stress and fatigue relate to aviation. This work clarifies and distinguishes the concepts of stress and fatigue as they apply to flight, and expounds sufficient theory to provide a basis for the consideratio...Loe edasi...
