Aerospace Medicine
Physics of the Atmosphere
Physics of the Atmosphere 2:
Aerospace Medical Dispositions
Aircraft Mishaps
100
Who is responsible for the operation of the aircraft, the mission, and all personnel assigned to the aircraft?
What is a Pilot
100
What are the 4 layers to the atmosphere?
What is Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, and the Exosphere.
100
The incident scene is under the direction of who ?
What is the Fire Chief
100
What form conveys updates and changes to medical qualifications for flying or special operational dut?
What is the AF Form 1042
100
Class A and B mishaps are considerd what type of reports?
What is Formal
200
Who monitors the maintenance area for continous qualit improvement?
What is the Flight Safety Officer (FSO) and the Flight Safety Non-Commissioned Officers (FSNCO)
200
What is a type of hypoxia that is a decrease in the blood flow?
What is Stagnant hypoxia
200
What are the signs of hyperentilation? ( 4 bullets)
What is Muscle twitching, muscle tightness, muscle spasms, and pale, cool, clammy skin.
200
The AF Form 1041 must be reviewed by who: On a daily basis? On a Weekly basis? Periodically?
What is NCOIC, OIC, and the Sq Flight Surgeons
200
What type of specimens are collected after an incident?
What is Blood, urine, and tissue samples.
300
Why must the assigned FSO and the FSNCOs work closely with aircraft maintenance operations personnel?
What is to fully integrate all flight line maintenance personnel into the unit's flight safety prgram.
300
What gas law is a gas diffusing from an area of higher concentration or pressure to an area of lower concentration or pressure until equilibrium is reached?
What is the Law of Gaseous Diffusion
300
What is spatial disorientation?
What is sensory illusions that are experienced during flight that send false input to the brain.
300
Fill in the blank: The AF Form 1041 must be maintained on a ___________ basis
What is monthly
300
Pathological specimens are collected by who and where are the samples sent to?
What is a 7 level aeromedical technician and the samples are sent to the AF Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
400
What are the 4 key Aerospace medical programs?
What is Aircrew Health (AH), Disease Prevention (DP), Occupational Health (OH), and Environmental Quality (EQ).
400
What is the total pressure of a mixture of gases in equal to the sum of the partial pressures of each gas in the mixture?
What is Dalton's Law
400
What is barodontagia?
What is Tooth pain
400
What are the 3 acronyms that are used to describe flyers who are temporarily medically unfit?
What is DNIF, DNIA, and DNIC.
400
Who fills out and who assists with the completion of the 72hr activity report?
What is the Flight Surgeon and the aeromedical technician
500
The responsibilities of Aerospace Medicine are to ensure th occupational health of AF members by what? (5 Bullets)
What is Identifying work site health hazards, Recommending control measures, assessing fitness for work, conducting medical surveillance and educating workers, and providing clinical services.
500
What type of hypoxia is a decrease in oxygen carrying capacity (i.e. anemia)?
What is Hypemic Hypoxia
500
Hyberbaric medicine is used for?
What is Carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, decompression sickness, and slow or non-healing wounds.
500
What is the purpose of the AF Form 1041?
What is to log and track all individuals temporarily disqualified for flying or special operations duty (SOD)
500
Who determines the need for and the contents in a mishap investigation kit?
What is each MAJCOM
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