| Medical selection of military pilots: a Republic of Singapore Air Force perspective. | |
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PMID: 7847744 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A comprehensive selection examination in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aims to minimise medical wastage of military pilots who have to function safely in the unnatural environment. Of the 8642 applicants examined, 657 (7.6%) were rejected for non-medical reasons before completion of medical examination. Of the remaining 7778, 58.7% passed the selection examination while 41.3% failed. Ophthalmological (34.3%), anthropometry (23.7%), and ENT (13.7%) conditions were the three major causes for failure (71.7%). Myopia and astigmatism accounted for 57.6% while squints accounted for 22.1% of the ophthalmological conditions. Amongst ENT conditions, 70.8% were for marked vasomotor rhinitis, sinusitis and nasal septum deviation with marked narrowing of one or both nasal passages, while 22.4% were for permanent abnormal hearing threshold shifts above the minimum standards. |
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Authors:
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B L Ng |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Volume: 23 ISSN: 0304-4602 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Acad. Med. Singap. Publication Date: 1994 Sep |
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Created Date: 1995-03-06 Completed Date: 1995-03-06 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503289 Medline TA: Ann Acad Med Singapore Country: SINGAPORE |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 665-8 Citation Subset: IM; S |
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HQ SAF Medical Corps, Singapore. |
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Aerospace Medicine*
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standards Anthropometry Female Humans Male Military Personnel* Personnel Selection / standards* Physical Examination* Singapore |
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