“What types of injuries occur in aerospace careers?”
I have a friend who is a pilot and wondered what does aerospace medicine cover? What types of injuries occur in aerospace careers?
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Common issues are hypoxia (low oxygen) acute illness, acute loss of consciousness from G-forces, physiological challenges from microgravity (space travel), sleep pattern disruption from long distance time zone travel, and spine injuries in fighter pilots. That said, many illnesses and conditions that are a minor inconvenience on the ground have a substantial impact at altitude and in the cockpit.
