1. Dr Yasir Shakeel
Department of Radiology
CMH Rawalpindi

2.  It is the branch of Preventive medicine which
deals with the clinical and preventive medical
requirements of the individual in atmospheric
flight and space .
 A physician qualified in Aereospace medicine
is know as a FLIGHT SURGEON

3. AERO SPACE MEDICINE CLASSICAL MEDICINE
 Normal Physiology  Abnormal Physiology
 Abnormal environment  Normal environment

4.  Aero Medical Institute at PAF Base Masroor
Karachi is the only institute in Pakistan which
imparts training in the field of Aviation and
Space Medicine .
 Doctors are selected from the Armed Forces to
undergo three months academic training
followed by nine months on job training to
become eligible for the final exams .

5.  He takes care of the aviator … a normal
individual who works in an abnormal
environment .
 He is the natural interface between the practice
of medicine , the science of safety and the
profession of aviation .
 Flight Surgeons practice preventive medicine
first and foremost.

6.  During World War 1 for every 100 Air Crashes
 2 died of enemy hits
 8 due to mechanical failures
 90 due to physical incapacitation
 During World War II for every 100 Air Crashes
 20 due to physical incapacitation
 4 x F-16,s = Health budget of Pakistan

7.  Acceleration forces
 Spatial disorientation
 Hypobaric Environment
 Stress and fatigue

8.  GRAVITY INDUCED LOSS OF
CONCIOUSNESS