Air Travel and Health

Providing a detailed examination of the issues that affect the long term health of aircrew, cabin crew and passengers, Air Travel and Health offers guidance to engineers designing aircraft in the difficult field of legislation and product liability. Examining the facts, anecdotes and myths associated with health and travel, Seabridge and Morgan draw balanced conclusions on which the aircraft operations and design communities can act to provide cost-effective solutions. The authors present a useful reference for aircrew, regulatory authorities, engineers and managers within the aerospace industry, and medical and human factor specialists, as well as an informative resource for undergraduate and graduate students.

Providing a detailed examination of the issues that affect the long term health of aircrew, cabin crew and passengers, Air Travel and Health offers guidance to engineers designing aircraft in the difficult field of legislation and product liability. Examining the facts, anecdotes and myths associated with health and travel, Seabridge and Morgan draw balanced conclusions on which the aircraft operations and design communities can act to provide cost-effective solutions. The authors present a useful reference for aircrew, regulatory authorities, engineers and managers within the aerospace industry, and medical and human factor specialists, as well as an informative resource for undergraduate and graduate students.

About the Authors.Series Preface.Preface.Acknowledgements.Acronyms and Abbreviations.1. Introduction.1.1. Factors affecting health.1.2. The system of interest.1.3. The aircraft.1.4. Design considerations.1.5. Summary.2. Some 'minor' ailments.2.1. Introduction.2.2. Some common conditions of air travel.3. Air quality.3.1. The atmosphere.3.2. Aircraft environments.3.3. Environmental control systems.3.4. Health issues.3.5. System implications.3.6. Request for further information.4. Deep vein thrombosis.4.1. Introduction.4.2. The environment.4.3. Aircraft environments.4.4. The system.4.5. Health issues.4.6. System implications.5. Noise and vibration.5.1. The environment.5.2. Aircraft environment.5.3 Health issues.5.4. System implications.6. Radiation effects.6.1. The environment.6.2. The aircraft environment.6.3. Aircraft systems.6.4. Health issues.6.5. System implications.6.6. Future developments.7. Back and neck injury.7.1. Back pain.7.2. Neck strain.7.3. Commercial aircraft issues.7.4. Lumbar Support.7.5. Advice for passengers.8. Some military issues.8.1. The cockpit environment.8.2. Effects of acceleration.8.3. Pressure oxygen breathing & hypoxia.9. Workstation use.9.1. The environment.9.2. Aircraft environments.9.3. The system.9.4. Health issues.9.5. System implications.10. Regulation and control of risks to health.10.1. General.10.2. Legislative framework.10.3. Summary of legal threats.10.4. Issues rising.11. The design process.11.1. The control of risk.11.2. Design.11.3. Application.11.4. Feedback.12.Summary and conclusions.12.1. Integration effects.12.2. Predisposition.12.3. Domestic circumstances.12.4. Comparison with general public health conditions.12.5. Serious conditions.12.6. Advice to industry.12.7. Advice to operators.12.8. Advice to travellers.12.9. What can be done?12.10. Finally.Bibliography.Index.