Aviat Space Envir Md
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Aviat Space Envir Md · Oct 2012
Education and experience of Army flight medics in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Adequate training levels and an appropriate amount of continuing education for Army flight medics (AFM) is a highly contested topic. We sought to obtain a cross-section of the education, experience, and time spent by flight medics on patient care before and in between deployments. We also sought the opinions of AFM regarding training, transport staffing, and medical oversight. ⋯ Results from this study seem to indicate AFM feel their training and patient contact is too limited prior to and in between deployments. These findings support a need for the reassessment of initial and ongoing training standards for AFM in order to best take care of our sick and wounded service members.
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Aviat Space Envir Md · Oct 2012
Commercial spaceflight participant G-force tolerance during centrifuge-simulated suborbital flight.
Medical knowledge of the human body in microgravity and hypergravity is based upon studies of healthy individuals well-conditioned for such environments. Little data exist regarding the effects of spaceflight on untrained commercial passengers. We examined the responses of potential spaceflight participants (SFP) to centrifuge G-force exposure. ⋯ The results suggest that most individuals with well-controlled medical conditions can withstand acceleration forces involved in launch/landing profiles of commercial spaceflight vehicles. Further investigation will help refine which conditions present significant risk during suborbital flight and beyond.
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Aviat Space Envir Md · Oct 2012
ReviewThe influence of nontraditional training modalities on physical performance: review of the literature.
The primary purpose of this effort was to review several forms of nontraditional (NT) training programs, including heavy lower extremity strength training, CrossFit training, kettlebell training, and agility training, and discuss the effects of these exercise regimens on physical performance. The secondary purpose was to evaluate NT fitness training programs for evidence that they may provide beneficial options to help airmen improve their fitness scores. A search of the literature for 1980-2010 was performed using the Franzello Aeromedical Library, Public Medicine, and Air Force Institute of Technology search engines. ⋯ Heavy leg strength training and agility training show promise in enhancing aerobic fitness and improving fitness scores, particularly among members who have difficulty passing a physical fitness test. Most of the nontraditional forms of physical training are not supported in the scientific literature, with the exception of heavy leg strength training and agility training. However, even these NT forms of training require further investigation.