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Encompassing all occupants of aircraft and spacecraft—passengers and crew, military and civilian—Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine, 5th Edition, addresses all medical and public health issues involved in this unique medical specialty. Comprehensive coverage includes everything from human physiology under flight conditions to the impact of the aviation industry on public health, from an increasingly mobile global populace to numerous clinical specialty considerations, including a variety of common diseases and risks emanating from the aerospace environment. This text is an invaluable reference for all students and practitioners who engage in aeromedical clinical practice, engineering, education, research, mission planning, population health, and operational support. 
 

• Features eight new chapters including Precision Medicine, Musculoskeletal System and Performance, Human Spaceflight Mishaps and Incidents, and Crew Escape and Survival Systems. 

• Covers important approaches to Human System Integration and Risk Management, as well as Aeromedical Certification. 

• Addresses important aeromedical issues involving agricultural aviation, military aviation, long-duration spaceflight, and commercial spaceflight. 

• An excellent review tool for the American Board of Preventive Medicine – Aerospace Medicine certification exam and Continuing Certification, with outstanding contributions from a team of expert scientists and medical providers. 

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Table of contents

Contributors v
Preface xi
Foreword xiii
CHAPTER 1 A Brief History of Aerospace Medicine 1
WALTER W. DALITSCH III
CHAPTER 2 Aerospace Cardiology 25
GARY W. GRAY, EDDIE D. DAVENPORT, AND EDWARD DAVID NICOL
CHAPTER 3 Pulmonary Physiology and Respiratory Diseases: An Aeromedical Focus 57
DARA D. REGN AND G. KIM PRISK
CHAPTER 4 Aerospace Neurology 73
JOSEPH I. SIRVEN, JOHN DANIEL HASTINGS, AND SCOTT J. WOOD
CHAPTER 5 Otolaryngology and Vestibular Function in Aerospace Medicine 89
DANIELA COCCO, JAMIE M. BOGLE, NICHOLAS HEROLD, AND MARK SHELHAMER
CHAPTER 6 Aerospace Behavioral Health 108
CHRISTOPHER F . FLYNN, THOMAS J. WILLIAMS, AND STEVEN I. ALTCHULER
CHAPTER 7 Vision in Aerospace Medicine 132
DOUGLAS J. IVAN, THOMAS J. TREDICI, THOMAS H. MADER, AND TYSON J. BRUNSTETTER
CHAPTER 8 Endocrinology for Aerospace Medicine 183
CURTISS B. COOK
CHAPTER 9 Nephrologic and Urologic Considerations in Aerospace Medicine 188
PAULA A. CORRIGAN, OCTAV CRISTEA, AND JEFFREY A. JONES
CHAPTER 10 Women’s Health Considerations in Aerospace Medicine 195
JONATHAN STELLER, REBECCA S. BLUE, MELODY R. NOLAN, AND RICHARD T. JENNINGS
CHAPTER 11 Musculoskeletal System and Performance in Aerospace Medicine 205
RICHARD A. SCHEURING, PATRICK C. MCCULLOCH, MEGHAN DOWNS, JOEL R. DIXON,
AMY J. KREYKES, MELVIN D. HELGESON, AND FRANCIS G. O’CONNOR
CHAPTER 12 Gastrointestinal System in Aerospace Medicine 226
JOHN KELLY DIBAISE, LUCINDA A. HARRIS, AND TISHA N. LUNSFORD
CHAPTER 13 Microbiology and Immunology in Aerospace Medicine 234
ROBERT HADDON, GEORGE MAKEDONAS, SATISH MEHTA, DUANE L. PIERSON, AND BRIAN E. CRUCIAN
CHAPTER 14 Dental Considerations in Aerospace Medicine 249
WILLIAM M. MORLANG II AND STEPHEN G. BURKECONTeNTS xvi
CHAPTER 15 Precision Medicine—Aerospace Medical Considerations 254
DAVID R. DEYLE, ERIK ANTONSEN, AND REBEKAH DAVIS REED
CHAPTER 16 Risk Management and Aeromedical Certification 262
ERIK ANTONSEN, TERRANCE A. TADDEO, ROBERT R. ORFORD, AND BRIAN S. PINKSTON
CHAPTER 17 Atmosphere, Hypoxia, and Decompression Stress 300
JAN STEPANEK, DESMOND M. CONNOLLY, AND NEAL W. POLLOCK
CHAPTER 18 Human Response to Acceleration 350
ROBERT D. BANKS, JEFFREY T. SOMERS, TAMARA L. CHELETTE, RAWSON L. WOOD, AND RICHARD A. WATSON
CHAPTER 19 Spatial Orientation in Flight 379
ALLEN JEFFREY PARMET, WILLIAM R. ERCOLINE, AND SCOTT J. WOOD
CHAPTER 20 Vibration and Acoustics 439
SUZANNE DENISE SMITH, BERNARD D. ADELSTEIN, RICHARD W. DANIELSON, AND CHRISTOPHER S. ALLEN
CHAPTER 21 Aerospace Radiation 475
S. ROBIN ELGART, NICHOLAS N. STOFFLE, JEFFERY C. CHANCELLOR, RICHARD A. ALLNUTT,
MICHAEL BAGSHAW, AND REBECCA S. BLUE
CHAPTER 22 Thermal Stress 493
BILLIE K. ALBA, ROBERT W. KENEFICK, SAMUEL N. CHEUVRONT, TIMOTHY RIOUX, AND JOHN W. CASTELLANI
CHAPTER 23 Chemical and Microbial Contamination of Habitable Space Environments 511
C. MARK OTT, DUANE L. PIERSON, AND VALARIE E. RYDER
CHAPTER 24 Food and Water Requirements for Spaceflight 523
GRACE L. DOUGLAS AND KAREN D. PICKERING
CHAPTER 25 Medical Care Delivery for Exploration Missions 530
ASHOT E. SARGSYAN, DOUGLAS EBERT, TINA BAYUSE, AND RAHUL SURESH
CHAPTER 26 Occupational Health and Medical Support for Crews in the Space Environment 542
TARAH L. CASTLEBERRY, SHANNAN MOYNIHAN, RONAK V. SHAH, AND ROBERT A. MULCAHY
CHAPTER 27 An Introduction to Human Systems Integration (HSI)—Human Capabilities and
Limitations 553
GORDON A. VOS, M. NATALIA RUSSI-VIGOYA, BRANDIN A. MUNSON, ALEXANDRA WHITMIRE,
MIHRIBAN WHITMORE, KERRY MCGUIRE, AND R. KEY DISMUKES
CHAPTER 28 Crew Escape and Survival Systems in Aerospace Environments 577
JONATHAN B. CLARK AND REBECCA S. BLUE
CHAPTER 29 Aviation Accidents: Investigation and Analysis 594
STEPHEN J. H. VÉRONNEAU AND RAWSON L. WOOD
CHAPTER 30 Human Spaceflight Mishaps and Incidents: An Overview 648
REBECCA S. BLUE, JONATHAN B. CLARK, TED A. DUCHESNE, JAMES M. PATTARINI, AND ANIL S. MENONCONTeNTS xvii
CHAPTER 31 Aerospace Medicine Considerations in Unique Aircraft Types 667
MELCHOR JOAQUIN ANTUÑANO, ARNOLD A. ANGELICI, DENISE L. BAISDEN, STEPHEN A. BERNSTEIN,
RICHARD T. JENNINGS, SHEAN ERIC PHELPS, JOHN A. SMYRSKI III, DOUGAL B. WATSON,
KEVIN W. WILLIAMS, AND RICHARD S. WILLIAMS
CHAPTER 32 Aeromedical Transport 709
DAVID M. O’BRIEN AND DOUGLAS T. SUMMERFIELD
CHAPTER 33 Aeromedical Aspects of the U.S. Military Environment 721
JOANNA M. NELMS
CHAPTER 34 Commercial Aerospace Operations and International Aerospace Medicine 734
CLAUDE THIBEAULT, ANSA JORDAAN, DAVID M. C. POWELL, CHERYL LOWRY, BRIAN S. PINKSTON,
AND ANTHONY D. B. EVANS
CHAPTER 35 Space Medicine Operations 744
STEVAN GILMORE, JAMES H. PAVELA, AND JENNIFER LAW
CHAPTER 36 Medical Aspects of Commercial Human Spaceflight 790
MELCHOR JOAQUIN ANTUÑANO, REBECCA S. BLUE, RICHARD T. JENNINGS,
CHARLES H. MATHERS, AND JAMES M. VANDERPLOEG
Index 803