Clinical Aviation Medicine (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Russell B. Rayman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0970730500 | ISBN-13: 978-0970730503 | Publication Date: October 1, 2000 | Edition: 3

It is the responsibility of the civil aviation medical examiner (AME) and military flight surgeon to determine fitness to fly or "aeromedical disposition." In order to do so, it is necessary to have an understanding of the appropriate medical standards. This book, authored by four leaders in clinical aviation medicine, provides guidance to AMEs and flight surgeons who must determine aeromedical disposition. It discusses the most common diseases and treatment modalities with particular emphasis upon their significance in an aviation environment.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Everybody who practices this specialty needs to have a copy, and keep it close at hand in the examination room. -- Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, February, 2000

About the Author

Lead author and Editor: Col. Russell B. Rayman, USAF MC (Ret), MD, MPH, DipAvMed (London)

Executive Director, Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), Alexandria, VA, 1992-present.

M.D., University of Michigan MPH, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health Board certified in Aerospace Medicine and Family Practice Certified in Aviation Medicine by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK NASA Flight Surgeon Certification

Chief, Aerospace Medical Division, Office of the Surgeon General, Bolling AFB, Washington, DC, 1986-1989.

Manager, Medical Operations Department, Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co., Washington, DC, 1989-1992.

Over 40 military decorations and awards and international honors.

Medical licenses held in Florida, California, Michigan, Texas, and Virginia.

Co-author: John D. Hastings, M.D.

Board certified neurologist, licensed to practice in Oklahoma and Missouri. M.D., St. Louis University School of Medicine.

Over 31 years of private practice. Over 20 years as a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner. Over 13 years consulting to the FAA and Federal Air Surgeon.

Over 133 Aviation Medical Seminars conducted for the FAA since 1981.

President, Civil Aviation Medical Association, September, 1997 to present.

Co-author: William B. Kruyer, M.D., F.A.C.C., Col. (Ret) USAF MC, FS

Chief Cardiologist, USAF Aeromedical Consultation Service (Brooks AFB, TX)

Board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease M.D., UCLA School of Medicine Fellowship in Cardiology from Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX

Co-author: Richard A. Levy, M.D., MPH, Col. (Ret) USAF MC, Senior FS

Private practice psychiatrist since retirement from over 40 years of Air Force service. Former Air Force positions include Director of Life Sciences, Air Force Safety Agency; Chief of Aerospace Medicine, Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command; Chief of Neuropsychiatry Branch, USAF School of Medicine.

M.D., SUNY Downstate Medical Center. MPH, Harvard University School of Public Health.

Board certified in Psychiatry and Aviation Medicine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 346 pages
• Publisher: Castle Connolly Graduate Medical; 3 edition (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970730500
• ISBN-13: 978-0970730503
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,249,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Transportation

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A concise review of problems that aviators may face, September 11, 2005

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Fly Guy (Eastern Shore, Maryland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Clinical Aviation Medicine (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

This is a very good fundamental book on the basics of medical problems and their impact on aviators. As a flight surgeon in the Air Force, this book is a must have in my arsenal of knowledge. If you are a flight surgeon or in the field of aerospace medicine at all, this is a good book to have for reference. This book does not go into detail about diseases themselves, but rather the impact that they may have on individuals who fly on a regular basis. For a much more detailed, comprehensive approach to things I'd recommend The Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine by Dehart.

4.0 out of 5 stars Clinical Avaition Medicine 3rd Edition, September 10, 2009

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Dr. Gary F. Swann "Gary" (Maumee Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clinical Aviation Medicine (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

The only complaint I have is that after purchasing this edition 3rd, I saw where there is already published a 4th more current edition which I did not see at the time of search and purchase. I would have liked to have bought the most recent edition. Otherwise the book I recieved was in good condition and arrived in a a timely fashion