THE LEADING EDGE: INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA’S ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE. BY STEPHEN LANGFORD.
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
CHALLENGES WITH RECERTIFICATION (OF EAGLE’S SYNDROME) – WHO HAS THE TIME?
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
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 ...
SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE AND INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM IN A MILITARY AVIATOR: FACTORS DETERMINING AEROMEDICAL DISPOSITION
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
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 ...
HIGH G FLIGHT: PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND COUNTER-MEASURES. DAVID G NEWMAN.
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
CRYPTOGENIC STROKE IN AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
This case presentation discusses an airline captain who suffered a cerebrovascular event. Despite extensive investigation, no underlying cause or contributing factors could be identified. He went on to make a full recovery from his stroke, and after two years applied for renewal of his medical certificate. This presentation discusses the aeromedica...
THE FIELD GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING HUMAN ERROR. 3RD ED. SIDNEY DEKKER.
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
CHALLENGES WITH AEROMEDICAL CERTIFICATION AFTER A ‘FUNNY TURN’
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
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.
PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE: THEORY, METHODS, AND APPLICATION. PATRICK WATERSON (ED).
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
ESSENTIAL TRAVEL MEDICINE. ZUCKERMAN J, BRUNETTE G, LEGGAT P
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
SUDDEN VISUAL DISTURBANCE IN AN AIRCREWMAN – INVESTIGATION AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Published in Journal of the Australiasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
This case report is about an Australian Army aircrewman who developed a sudden incapacitating visual disturbance. The case study explores the investigation pathway, differential diagnoses and the aeromedical implications. Although not all cases of visual disturbance have an underlying ophthalmological or neurological cause, and in fact might be qui...
