Aviation Medicine

Module code: 7BBLM010
Credit level: 7

Physiological effects of the flight environment (routine and in emergencies) in healthy aircrew and aircraft passengers. The effect of the flight environment upon human behaviour and performance especially the psychological factors which affect the performance of military and civil aircrews.

Teaching staff: 

Module Leader:
Dr Ged Rafferty

Module code: 7BBLM004
Credit level: 7
Credit value: 30
Semester:  Semester 1 (autumn) 
Teaching pattern: Most weeks incorporate:
4 hours of Lectures
2 hours of Seminars supporting Laboratory Practical
Laboratory Practical on alternate weeks
Assessment:  written examination/s 

x1 3hr Unseen Written Exam (60%)

x1 15 min Laboratory Practical Oral Presentation (20%)

x1 1,500 Laboratory Practical Written Report (20%)

This module focuses on the function of the human cardiovascular and respiratory systems. The module aims to evaluate the mechanisms underlying the regulation of ventilation, cardiac output and blood pressure at rest and during exercise, and how these systems interact with the metabolic requirements of working muscles.
The module aims to provide practical experience in experimentation in human respiratory and cardiovascular physiology with knowledge of appropriate instrumentation, calibration and data acquisition and analysis.

Module code: 7BBLM011
Credit level: 7

Medical standards for aircrew. Disease and its management in aircrew and aircraft passengers; aviation pathology and toxicology; aeromedical transport. The practice of military (fixed and rotary wing) civil and commercial aviation medicine.

Module code: 7BBLM012
Credit level: 7

Present a written review on the literature concerning an area of topical interest in aviation medicine.

Module code: 7BBLM013
Credit level: 7

Design, conduct and report on a research project in aviation physiology, psychology or clinical aviation medicine in a laboratory, aviation medicine centre or the field under the supervision of an aviation medicine specialist.