| Motion sickness in pilot trainees: management to keep them flying. | |
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PMID: 19817241 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: Motion sickness is a recurrent problem in pilot schools. Many techniques to overcome motion sickness are used worldwide, mostly including sedative medication and psychotherapy. Motion sickness does not correlate with future pilot skills: it should not be a criterion for selection of candidates. The problem must be controlled from the onset in an objective way. In the Swiss Air Force selection program, time compression does not allow any delay between the selection flights, nor can drugs be used. METHODS: We created an after-flight motion sickness checklist. We present a descriptive statistic for motion sickness assessed with our checklist in 2 consecutive years of pilot selection and our recommendations for a management policy without drug use and without interference with the selection schedule. RESULTS: Due to the small number of observations, no statistically significant correlations could be verified. Nevertheless, we had no drop out from selection due to motion sickness. DISCUSSION: The use of the after-flight motion sickness checklist seems to be effective. Further studies with a greater number of observations are required. |
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Authors:
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Thomas Syburra; Samuel Huber; Jost Suter |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Aviation, space, and environmental medicine Volume: 80 ISSN: 0095-6562 ISO Abbreviation: Aviat Space Environ Med Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-12 Completed Date: 2009-11-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7501714 Medline TA: Aviat Space Environ Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 887-9 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. thomas.syburra@usz.ch |
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Adult Aerospace Medicine* Humans Military Personnel* Motion Sickness / classification, prevention & control* Occupational Diseases / prevention & control* Switzerland Vestibule, Labyrinth / physiology |
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