Comparative Study of Regulations on Standards of Medical Fitness for Flying Duties in Nine Air Forces Covering Seven Countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
Abstract
This comparative study covers current standards for assessing fitness for flying duties in the Armed Forces of seven of the North Atlantic Treaty countries. Nine sets of applicable regulations provided the material for this study. They were those of the Belgian, Canadian, West German and French Armed Forces, the Norwegian Air Force, the Royal Air Force, and the US Air Force, Navy and Army. Subject areas considered are: General Physical Constitution; Musculo-skeletal System; Lungs, Pleurae and Thoracic Cage; Cardiovascular System; Abdomen and Oesophagogastrointestinal System; Genitourinary System; Endocrines; Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders; Detection of Atheroma and Metabolic Disorders without Clinical Symptomatology; Requirements Covering Certain Specific Diseases -- Syphilis, Malaria, Chronic intoxications (Alcoholism, nicotine poisoning) and Air sickness; Dental Examination; Head Face and Neck; Blood and Blood-forming Tissues; Skin Diseases; Constitutional Diseases -- Tumours - intoxications, parasitoses and miscellaneous diseases; Eyes and Vision; and Ear, Nose and Throat.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA049374
Entities
People
- E. Evrard
Organizations
- AGARD