TOXICOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN 34 FATALLY INJURED OBESE DIABETIC PILOTS INVOLVED IN AVIATION ACCIDENTS

INTRODUCTION: At the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), bio-samples from fatally injured pilots are analyzed for combustion gases, ethanol, drugs, glucose, and hemoglobin A, (HbA1C) to investigate aviation accidents. Individuals with a boa)/ mass index (BMI) 30 kg?m2 are considered obese and...

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Published in:Aviation, space, and environmental medicine space, and environmental medicine, 2009-03, Vol.80 (3), p.212-212
Main Authors: Chaturvedi, A K, Botch, S R, Craft, K J
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Language:English
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Summary:INTRODUCTION: At the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), bio-samples from fatally injured pilots are analyzed for combustion gases, ethanol, drugs, glucose, and hemoglobin A, (HbA1C) to investigate aviation accidents. Individuals with a boa)/ mass index (BMI) 30 kg?m2 are considered obese and have pathophysiological potentials to develop diabetes. Although aeromedical aspects of the disease have been elaborated in the literature, toxicological findings with respect to BMI 30 kg?m2 in diabetic pilots have not been evaluated.
ISSN:0095-6562