AEROSPACE MEDICINE - MODULE 2: CLINICAL AVIATION MEDICINE
Comprehensive training on medical standards, medication in aviation, and managing health issues among crew and passengers in the aviation industry.
Target Population
Paramedics, Doctors, Nurses who aspire to work in aviation industry
Entry Requirements
The learners should have medical background and knowledge
Learning Outcomes
Explain the aspects of medical standards and medication in aviation
Discuss the importance of dealing with health issues among the crew and passengers in aviation
Exit Level Outcomes
Understand the significance of managing disease in an aircrew and aircraft passengers of aviation pathology and toxicology
Demonstrate Knowledge in the transport in an aircraft of the sick and injured and commercial medicine
Prerequisite Required
You must complete Module 1: Foundations before accessing this content.
International Regulations of Medical Standards
Day 1 • Regulatory framework for aviation medicine
This unit covers the international and national regulatory framework governing medical standards in aviation, including International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and Botswana Civil Aviation regulations.
Unit Objectives:
- Discuss the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana medical standards
- Discuss the Civil Aviation Act of Botswana
Video 2.1: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Medical Standards (Locked)
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Health and Flying
Day 1 • The flight environment
Understanding the hostile nature of the flight environment and its effects on human physiology, even in healthy individuals without any pre-existing sickness.
Unit Objectives:
- Explain the hostility of the flight environment on humans outside any sickness
Video 2.2: The Hostile Flight Environment (Locked)
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Medication in Aircrew
Day 2 • Medications and flying duties
This unit covers medication compatibility with flying duties, effects on air traffic control and other aviation personnel, and temporary medical grounding procedures.
Unit Objectives:
- Identify medications that are compatible with flying duties and those that are not compatible with flying
- List medications that may affect air traffic control duties and duties of other aviation personnel
- Outline the processes and procedures of temporary medical grounding
Video 2.3: Medications and Flying (Locked)
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Aviator Fatigue and Fatigue Countermeasures
Day 2 • Managing fatigue in flight operations
Understanding the effects of fatigue on flight operations and safety, and applying effective countermeasures to manage fatigue in aviation personnel.
Unit Objectives:
- Discuss the effects of fatigue on flight operations and safety
- Apply countermeasures of fatigue
Video 2.4: Fatigue Management (Locked)
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Cabin Crew Health
Day 3 • Medical standards for cabin crew
This unit covers medical standards and certification requirements for cabin crew members, as well as medications compatible with cabin crew duties while inflight.
Unit Objectives:
- Explain cabin crew medical standards
- Conduct cabin crew medical certification
- Identify medications compatible with cabin crew while inflight
Video 2.5: Cabin Crew Medical Standards (Locked)
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Commercial Passengers Fit to Fly
Day 4 • Fitness evaluation for air travel
Evaluating fitness status of medically compromised air passengers, issuing medical certificates to fly, and managing documentation logistics with airlines.
Unit Objectives:
- Evaluate fitness status of medically compromised air passengers
- Issue a medical certificate to fly
- Determine the logistics of dealing with documentation to airlines
Video 2.6: Fit to Fly Assessment (Locked)
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Aviation Mental Health
Day 5 • Mental health in aviation
This unit addresses psychometric testing, substance abuse screening, procedures for managing mentally burdened aircrew, and available mental health resources for aviation personnel.
Unit Objectives:
- Conduct psychometric testing
- Determine illicit drugs and alcohol misuse on aircrew and flight safety
- Conduct random and compulsory drug and alcohol tests on aircrew
- Outline procedures and processes of dealing with mentally burdened aircrew
- Identify resources available for aircrew dealing with mental health problems
Video 2.7: Mental Health in Aviation (Locked)
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