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Record Nr.

UNINA9910695369903321

Autore

Canfield Dennis V. <1943->

Titolo

Comparison of pilot medical history and medications found in postmortem specimens [[electronic resource] ] : final report / / Dennis V. Canfield, (et. al.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, [2006]

Descrizione fisica

i, 4 pages : digital, PDf file

Soggetti

Air pilots - Medical examinations

Air pilots, Military

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 26, 2006).

"May 2006."

"DOT/FAA/AM-06/12."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 2).

Sommario/riassunto

Following a fatal aviation accident, specimens from deceased pilots are collected by local pathologists and sent to the Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory for toxicological analysis, to identify all pilots found positive for medications used to treat cardiovascular, psychological, or neurological conditions.