Toxicological findings in 889 fatally injured obese pilots involved in aviation accidents / Sabra R. Botch [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Botch, Sabra R.

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aircraft accidents--United States--Analysis.

Aircraft accidents.

Air pilots--Physiology--United States.

Air pilots.

Forensic toxicology--United States.

Forensic toxicology.

Obesity--Psychological aspects.

Obesity.

Obesity--complications.

Forensic Toxicology--statistics & numerical data.

Psychomotor Performance--drug effects.

Accidents, Aviation.

United States.

Air pilots--Physiology.

Medical Subjects:

Obesity--complications.

Forensic Toxicology--statistics & numerical data.

Psychomotor Performance--drug effects.

Accidents, Aviation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Toxicological findings in eight hundred eight-nine fatally injured obese pilots involved in aviation accidents

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, [2010]

Summary:

Obesity continues to be a public health concern and its impact on aviation community has not been fully evaluated. Toxicological findings in fatally injured aviation accident obese pilots were examined. Toxicological results and aeromedical histories of these aviators were retrieved from the CAMI toxicology and medical certification databases, and the cause/factors in the related accidents were retrieved from the National Transportation Safety Board's aviation accident database. In 311 of the 889 pilots, carbon monoxide, cyanide, ethanol, and drugs were found. Many of these drugs were for treating overweight, depression, hypertension, and cardiac conditions. Of the 889 pilots, 107 had an obesity-related medical history. The health and/or medical condition(s) of, and/or the use of ethanol and/or drugs by, pilots were the cause/factors in 55 (18%) of the 311 accidents. Findings emphasize monitoring of obesity and diabetes in pilots and understanding the potential implications of these health conditions in relation to flight safety.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 19, 2011).

"May 2010."

"DOT/FAA/AM-10/10."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-11).

Other Format:

Print version: Toxicological findings in 889 fatally injured obese pilots involved in aviation accidents

OCLC:

700944303