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FLYING DOCTOR
Flying and Aviation
• Commercial Airlines
• Civil Aviation Authority – Official regulatory body for UK
air space
• Defence evaluation and research agency centre for Human
sciences
• Aeromedical transport
Aeromedical transport
• Primary, secondary and tertiary flights
• Work mostly ad hoc
• Royal auxiliary air force – RAF reserves
Primary casualty evacuation
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Network of search and rescue helicopters
Helicopter emergency medical service -1989
4 post fellowship specialist registrars
6 month post and initial month in training
• Air Ambulance figures for your appreciation are as follows
From 1991 to December 2005
Road traffic accidents attended 9719
Falls 2186
Hospital Transfers 1680
Horse riding accidents 1597
Sporting Accidents 1085
Collapses 1129
Work/Farm Accidents 936
Medical Emergencies 602
Aircraft & Glider Accidents 194
Climbing Accidents 192
Burns 174
Drowning 121
Railway Accidents 48
Fires 45
Shootings 33
Other accidents 501
TOTAL = 20,242
International repatriation
• Contracted to medical assistance organisations by insurance
companies
• Desk coordinator or aeromedical escort
• Medical directors - aviation medicine
• Company car, discounted holidays etc
• Medico legal liability –jurisdiction, import and export of drugs,
international health reg’ns, certificates of birth and death
How to get started
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Kings college london offers a research based MSc in Aviation medicine
Includes study for diploma in aviation medicine (RCP)
DERA
Airline industry Or Civil aviation authority – contact the organisations, BMJ
occasionally advertises posts
• For HMES apply to Director of A&E Royal London Hospital. W/L. GP’s need
additional training in Trauma, cardiac and paediatric life support
Clinical considerations in Aeromedical Transport course
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6 day course at university of surrey
Medical assistance companies look out for prospective recruits
Can register with more than one company, since high turnover
Also medical emergencies in flight course for frequent flyers.
Useful addresses
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Clinical Considerations in
Aeromedical Transport course,
University of Surrey
Dr Terry Martin, Anaesthetic
Department,
Princess Margaret Hospital,
Swindon SN1 4JUTel: 01793 536231
(bleep 1379).
Fax: 01793 480817.
email: [email protected]
DERA Centre for Human Sciences
Dr Rollin Stott, principal medical
officer,
DERA Centre for Human Sciences,
Building F138,
Farnborough GU14 0LX
Tel: 01252 394406.
Fax: 01252 392097
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
The Recruiting Officer,
No 4626 (AE) Squadron,
Royal Auxiliary Air Force,
RAF Lyneham,
Chippenham SN15 4PZ
Tel: 01249 891257
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Kings College London
Professor John Ernsting, Human
Physiology and Aerospace Medicine,
School of Biomedical Science,
Kings College London,
London W8 7AHTel: 0171 333 4176.
Fax: 0171 333 4008.
email: [email protected]
Royal Aeronautical Society
Aviation Medicine Group
4 Hamilton Place,
London W1V OBQ
Tel: 0171 278 3686.
Fax: 0171 499 6230
Royal Air Force Centre for Aviation
Medicine
Gp Capt Tony Batchelor,
Royal Air Force Centre for Aviation
Medicine,
RAF Henlow,
Bedfordshire SG16 6DN
THANK YOU