Aeromedical solutions for aerospace safety.
Kapoor. Pawan P; Gaur. Deepak D
Key Findings
- Aviation medicine innovations are improving pilot safety and training.
- Modafinil is now allowed as a ‘Go’ pill and Zolpidem as a ‘No‑Go’ pill for aircrew.
- The ISRO Humanin‑Space programme is mentioned, but no details on the peptide’s effects are given.
Practical Outcomes
- There are no actionable takeaways for biohackers or anyone interested in using humanin for health or performance. The abstract offers no dosage, protocol, or efficacy information about the peptide.
Summary
The abstract talks about aviation medicine improvements, new policies for pilots, and a future “Humanin‑Space” program, but it does not provide any data or practical advice about the humanin peptide itself.
Abstract
All facets of activity in the speciality of Aviation Medicine are essentially aimed at enhancing aerospace safety. This paper highlights some innovative changes brought about by Aerospace Medicine in the three major fields of the speciality namely, medical evaluation, aeromedical training and research. Based on lab and field studies, military aircrew are now permitted flying with Modifinil as 'Go' Pill and Zolpidem as 'No-Go' Pill during sustained operations. Several other drugs for disabilities like Hypertension and CAD are now permitted for aviators. Comprehensive revision of policy permitting early return to flying is an on-going process. OPRAM courses for all three streams of aircrew in IAF have contributed to reduce aircraft accident rates. Human Engineering Consultancy and expert advice is provided by specialists at IAM as well as those in the field. In future, the country needs to provide better post-service opportunities to aerospace medicine specialists. This, in turn, will attract bright young minds to the specialty. The ISRO Humanin-Space programme will be an exciting challenge for all in this unique field. Aerospace Medicine continues to provide aerospace safety solutions to the IAF and the aviation industry. The nation needs to continue to utilize and support this specialty.
Study Information
pubmed
2017
2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
10.1016/j.mjafi.2017.09.004
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