{"title":"THE LEADING EDGE: INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA’S ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE. BY STEPHEN LANGFORD.","authors":"Adrian Smith","doi":"10.21307/asam-2015-013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2015-013","url":null,"abstract":"Aeromedical examiners and specialists in aerospace medicine are in the fortunate position of understanding the operational environments of both industries – aviation and healthcare. This text provides valuable understanding of how the safety systems used widely in the aviation industry can be implemented within a healthcare setting, working to improve the safety culture within a healthcare setting to ensure optimal patient outcomes.","PeriodicalId":417349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133408787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE: THEORY, METHODS, AND APPLICATION. PATRICK WATERSON (ED).","authors":"Adrian Smith","doi":"10.21307/asam-2015-012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2015-012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine","volume":"138 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130894123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GUIDELINES FOR TRAVELLING WITH PASSENGERS WITH A DISABILITY","authors":"C. Jander, Lisa Anne Martin","doi":"10.21307/asam-2015-008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2015-008","url":null,"abstract":"The stress involved with travelling may be exacerbated for passengers with a disability as they go about adjusting to the usual stressors associated with travel, along with a range of other factors that are less considered by more able-bodied passengers. For instance, for wheel-chair bound passengers, reliance on others may be necessary to enable them to carry out simple activities such as being able to take their seat and/or visit the toilet on the plane. Such experiences may impact upon the individual’s overall stress and/or energy levels due to the increased amount of cognitive effort that may be required.","PeriodicalId":417349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine","volume":"29 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132444138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CHALLENGES WITH AEROMEDICAL CERTIFICATION AFTER A ‘FUNNY TURN’","authors":"P. Bhatt","doi":"10.21307/asam-2015-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2015-001","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Temporary loss of consciousness is unnerving for anyone, however the consequences in some professions can be devastating. This paper discusses the case of an Airline Transport Pilot License pilot who experienced a ‘funny turn’ resulting in loss of consciousness, with reference to the aeromedical decision-making process and a literature review.","PeriodicalId":417349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126048582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COLOUR VISION TESTING: SCIENCE OR JUST BAD HABITS?","authors":"David Collis","doi":"10.21307/asam-2015-002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2015-002","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Colour vision testing has been and remains a controversial subject in aviation. Despite this, colour testing methods have remained essentially unchanged in many years. This presentation reviews the relevance of colour testing methodologies to modern aviation and presents a review of recent literature relating to colour vision and how it is affected by various physiological states and changes occurring with various pathological conditions; and the relevance of these discoveries to current and future aeromedical certification processes.","PeriodicalId":417349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126601961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CHALLENGES WITH RECERTIFICATION (OF EAGLE’S SYNDROME) – WHO HAS THE TIME?","authors":"I. Cheng","doi":"10.21307/asam-2015-003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2015-003","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A 50 year old male airline transport pilot licence (ATPL) pilot had been on a CASA audit requirement (CAR) for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma since 2010. As part of his ongoing haematological medical surveillance a neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis CT scan in 2014 reported an “incidental” abnormality in his neck. Perusal of the first several articles raised from a “Google” search of the abnormality linked it with possible stroke, carotid dissection and death. Would CASA now cancel or suspend this pilot’s medical? Could this pilot become a casualty of VOMIT (victim of modern imaging technology1)? If DAMEs were delegated the responsibility to be able to issue Class 1 certificates, how many would spend the time (and charge commensurately) to perform a more detailed literature search and critical appraisal to support an aero-medical decision one way or the other? This paper discusses the process and time taken to aero-medically assess a pilot who had an incidental radiological diagnosis of a rare condition.","PeriodicalId":417349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128905090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A CASE OF CEREBRAL ANEURYSM IN FAST JET AIRCREW","authors":"C. Richards","doi":"10.21307/asam-2015-006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2015-006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract An asymptomatic 33 year old male Air Combat Officer was recommended to have a CT cerebral angiogram, based on a family history of a vascular anomaly. A 1-2mm aneurysm located in the cavernous portion of the internal carotid artery was discovered. Neurosurgical advice was obtained which indicated that the risk of haemorrhage from this aneurysm in this location is ‘practically zero’, and that there is no indication for any intervention. The fast jet environment does impose significant stress on the individual however, and aeromedical decision making is often more difficult when, despite the depth of evidence available, the risks remain unquantifiable. This paper discusses the literature review conducted, the risk factors for rupture and risks of rupture, precipitating events, treatment, monitoring, and advice for the affected individual. The aeromedical disposition of the affected individual is outlined.","PeriodicalId":417349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132971264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE FIELD GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING HUMAN ERROR. 3RD ED. SIDNEY DEKKER.","authors":"Adrian M Smith","doi":"10.21307/asam-2015-010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2015-010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132577497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE AND INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM IN A MILITARY AVIATOR: FACTORS DETERMINING AEROMEDICAL DISPOSITION","authors":"AM Gordon Cable","doi":"10.21307/asam-2015-007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2015-007","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A Royal Australian Navy aviator was diagnosed with a subarachnoid haemorrhage after sudden onset of occipital headache, the result of a small aneurysm of the left posterior inferior cerebellar artery. The aneurysm was surgically wrapped and clipped through a posterior fossa craniotomy, and the patient made a full and uncomplicated recovery. Except in rare cases, subarachnoid haemorrahge and intracranial aneurysms are generally considered to be disqualifying for military aviation. Even with good recovery of neurological functioning, complications such as seizures, risk of rebleeding, and de novo occurrence of other aneurysms are all significant concerns due to the risk of sudden incapacitation. This paper will examine the aeromedical factors particular to this case that influenced a favorable aeromedical decision-making outcome.","PeriodicalId":417349,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121612307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}