Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Airline Pilots

The health of an airline pilot is imperative to the safe travels of millions of people worldwide. Medical providers evaluate the cardiovascular risks for airline pilots and the medical requirements to obtain and maintain licensure as an airline pilot. It is the role of the occupational health nurse...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:AAOHN journal 2018-10, Vol.66 (10), p.471-474
Main Authors: Lord, Dana, Conlon, Helen Acree
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airlines
Cardiovascular diseases
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Nursing
Occupational health
Pilots
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The health of an airline pilot is imperative to the safe travels of millions of people worldwide. Medical providers evaluate the cardiovascular risks for airline pilots and the medical requirements to obtain and maintain licensure as an airline pilot. It is the role of the occupational health nurse practitioner to evaluate and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in this population.
ISSN:2165-0799
2165-0969
DOI:10.1177/2165079917751478