Sleep and Wakefulness Handbook for Flight Medical Officers,

Abstract

The inevitable irregularity of work in aircrew is of concern to both civil and military operations, and this handbook is intended for flight medical officers. The relation between alertness and sleep, the nature of sleep in man and his circadian rhythmicity are described, and these factors are discussed in the setting of shiftwork, transmeridian flight and air operations. Disorders of sleep and arousal as they may involve the aeromedical specialist are also covered, and the use of hypnotics discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA115076

Entities

People

  • A. N. Nicholson
  • B. M. Stone

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood
  • Brain
  • Circadian Rhythms
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dyssomnias
  • Flight Crews
  • Health Services
  • Hypnotics And Sedatives
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Parasomnias
  • Psychiatry
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Sleep Disorders

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design