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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Risk and severity of injury in a population of BASE jumpers.

4 Jul 2008 AIM: To determine the frequency and severity of accidents in a population of BASE jumpers (people who jump with parachute from a fixed object such as from a cliff). METHODS: To determine the frequency and... Read more...

Ear pain and its treatment in hypobaric chamber training in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Jun 2008 BACKGROUND: We have documented that ear pain is the most prevalent physiologic incident during hypobaric chamber training in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Ear pain may increase also in flight in the future because... Read more...

Neck and back muscle loading in pilots flying high G(z) sorties with and without lumbar support.

Jun 2008 INTRODUCTION: Fighter pilots frequently encounter neck and back pain and injuries due to high G(z) loading. A lumbar support could diminish muscle strain in the lower back under G(z) loading and might also have a... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Aviation'

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• Risk and severity of injury in a population of BASE jumpers. 4 Jul 2008
• Ear pain and its treatment in hypobaric chamber training in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Jun 2008
• Neck and back muscle loading in pilots flying high G(z) sorties with and without lumbar support. Jun 2008
• Localization of sound presented via a spatial audio display during visually induced vection in pitch, roll, and yaw. Jun 2008
• Improving patient safety in the operating room: lessons from the aviation industry. Jun 2008
• Feasibility of functional magnetic resonance lung imaging in Australia with long distance transport of hyperpolarized helium from Germany. Jun 2008
• Probing emissions of military cargo aircraft: description of a joint field measurement Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Jun 2008
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• [Charles Lindbergh--aviator hero who become a medical innovator] 9 May 2008
• When the envelope pushes back: a combat aviator experiences barotrauma after descending with an ear block. Apr 2008
• Navigating towards improved surgical safety using aviation-based strategies. Apr 2008
• Significant factors of aviation insurance and risk management strategy: an empirical study of Taiwanese airline carriers. Apr 2008
• Investigating pilot performance using mixed-modality simulated data link. Apr 2008
• Cabin cruising altitudes for regular transport aircraft. Apr 2008
• Parachute ankle brace and extrinsic injury risk factors during parachuting. Apr 2008
• Configural features of helmet-mounted displays to enhance pilot situation awareness. Apr 2008
• [Human factor in aviation and cosmonautics] 21 Mar 2008
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Technical information about 'Aviation'

Definition: Design, development, manufacture, and operation of heavier-than-air aircraft.

Descriptor UI: D001359

Alternative terms: Aviation; Parachuting;

Related Mesh Headings: Aircraft;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: J01.937.285;

Online Note: use AVIATION to search PARACHUTING 1966-82

History Note: PARACHUTING was heading 1963-82

Technical Notes: for med, physiol, psychol aspects of flying index AEROSPACE MEDICINE; SPEC: SPEC qualif; Manual 28.8