Informes,Memorandum,proyectos de interés aeromédico
The biennial Aerospace Medical Certification Statistical Handbook reports descriptive characteristics of all active U.S. civil aviation airmen and the aviation medical examiners (AMEs) that perform the required medical examinations. Results: Airmen: As of December 31, 2016, there were 560,152 medically [...]
The leading cause of death in the United States is coronary heart disease (CHD). In 2004, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against electrocardiogram (ECG) in asymptomatic adults. Besides, ECG is not recommended as part of periodic health examinations, [...]
La mortalidad nos da una buena aproximación al estado de salud de las poblaciones; al ser un fenómeno demográfico inevitable, irrepetible e irreversible permite generar indicadores que ayudan a comprender la situación actual de mortalidad en un determinado territorio. En España [...]
In 2010, about 3.3 billion people - almost half of the world's population - were at risk of malaria. Every year, this leads to about 216 million malaria cases and an estimated 655.000 deaths. People living in the poorest countries [...]
Sudden hearing loss is defined as a rapid onset, ocurring over a 72-hour period, of a subjective sensation of hearing impairment in one or both ears. The primary presenting is a full or blocked ear, because this is so common [...]
Desde hace ya varios años existe la tendencia favorable a elaborar e implantar guías y protocolos clínicos basados en revisiones validadas científicamente. Esta Guía editada por la Conserjería de Igualdad y Bienestar Social de la Junta de Andalucía, se enmarca [...]
"Pilots With Diabetes" (PWD) is a group of former commercial and military pilots, aspiring commercial pilots and current private pilots, all with insulin-dependent diabetes. Currently only five countries worldwide allow private flying with insulin dependent diabetes (USA, UK, Canada, Australia [...]
Tomás Camacho es el director médico del laboratorio de Vigo, Lema y Bandín. Además es el coordinador nacional del área de toxicología clínica de la Asociación Española de Toxicología (AETOX) y único colaborador español en el proyecto "Use of a [...]
The American College of Chest Physicians has released the 9th edition of its guidelines on antithrombotic therapy and thrombosis prevention. Published in Chest, the guidelines provide risk stratification recommendations for major clinical areas, including medical therapy, surgery, cardiovascular disease, atrial [...]
The manual initially presents basic safety concepts, as the foundation upon which to understand the need for both an Safety System (SMS) and an Safety Programme (SSP). The manual then discusses how these safety concepts are embodied in the ICAO Standards [...]
