Prevalence of Disease among Active Civil Airmen

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• Creators:
  Booze, Charles F.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aeromedical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Air Pilots Air Pilots--Certification Air Pilots--Medical Examinations Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System--Diseases Certification Epidemiology Medical Examinations And Tests Medical Records Pathology People With Visual Disabilities Visually Impaired Persons

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-89/2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  It has been the policy of the Federal Aviation Administration to medically certify, for a variety of flying privileges, individuals who have a medical deficiency or disease, provided it can be determined that such action does not compromise air safety. This descriptive epidemiologic study presents the point prevalence of pathology among 685,552 active airmen as of January 1, 1988, by major body system. The study also presents other selected pathologies of interest within the major body system.
  
  Cardiovascular, eye, and abdominal pathologies represent the most prevalent medical conditions among active airmen (7.5%, 6.4% and 6.3% respectively). Hypertension is the most frequently occurring cardiovascular condition. Prevalence of pathology among active civil airmen, while still considerably less than among the general population, is increasing due to recent emphasis on relaxation of regulatory requirements when consistent with safety.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6467a57c5b077cd9a9973fe3c896e3c651db052122066e9962e13f1e7d6583e4
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21307/dot_21307_DS1.pdf
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