Achievements and prospects of army aviation medicine

Abstract

Army aviation medicine is a branch of life sciences that focuses on the prevention and treatment measures of aviation diseases and common clinical diseases among helicopter pilots, as well as aviation medical identification, and also conducts on physical examinations and medical identification for high-performance armed helicopter (WZ-10) pilots and aviation medical rescue. After the changes in military equipment, new aviation weapons such as WZ-10, and flight training and combat styles, there are many urgent issues in army aviation medicine that need to be solved. A domestic research group has reported the disease spectrum of helicopter pilots, which provides decision-making basis for the investment of manpower, material resources, and financial resources in research on the aspect. What's more, animal experiments and clinical studies on aviation diseases provide a reference for the pathogenesis and prevention measures of these diseases. Based on research on medical identification and application evaluation for WZ-10 pilots transition, a complete aviation health support technology system was constructed. A relatively complete system of medical regulations was build for army aviation after research on aviation health protection regulations. The preliminary medical rescue research related to helicopters has resulted in more complete disciplinary system. In this article, we summarize the research achievements of army aviation medicine since the establishment of WZ-10 and other military equipment, and look forward to future research points in order to further promote the achievements and promote the development of the discipline.

Keywords

• helicopters
• aviators
• aviation medicine