Particular Medical Aspects of Air Rescue and Aid Performed by the Italian Air Force

1985 ◽  
pp. 476-478
Author(s):  
P. P. Castagliuolo ◽  
G. Ruggieri
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Air Rescue

Military and Civilian Air Rescue in Italy

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-72
Author(s):  
Corrado Manni ◽  
Gaetano Rotondo
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Civil Defense ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Air Rescue ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Rescue Service ◽  
Emergency Transport ◽  
Injured Patients

In contrast to other European countries, Italy lacks a Civil Defense Organization. Air Rescue is a task for the Italian Air Force Search and Rescue (S.A.R.) organization. It may also draw, if necessary, on the cooperation of the other Armed Forces and State Corps, the Merchant Navy, civilian organizations, the Italian Red Cross (C.R.I.), and the Mountain Rescue Service of the Italian Alpine Club (C.A.I.). The S.A.R. units intervene at the request of civil, state, public and private, national and international organizations. The tasks currently performed by the S.A.R. in Italy include search and rescue of civilian and military air crews lost at sea or over land and of shipwrecked survivors; emergency transport of doctors and supplies to the seriously sick or injured patients from ships at sea; inaccessible localities, earthquakes, floods, and other disasters.

Tenth air Rescue Group, U.S. Air Force

Polar Record ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 8 (52) ◽  
pp. 43-43
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Air Rescue

Portable, but Suitable: Devices in Prehospital Care Might Be Hazardous to Patient or to Aviation Safety

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bengt-Einar Dahlgren ◽  
Raul Hogberg ◽  
Hans G Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
Aviation Safety ◽  
Air Rescue ◽  
Laboratory Setting ◽  
Circuit Boards ◽  
Safety Hazards ◽  
Resonant Frequencies ◽  
Suction Device

AbstractIntroduction:Devices used for support of patients requiring air rescue or conveyance are subjected to severe environments that may affect their ability to function when needed or may affect other systems within the transporting vehicle.Methods:The ability of four portable ventilators, a suction device, and plastic and rubber tracheal tubes to withstand changes in temperature, vibration, sudden deceleration, and electromagnetic fields was studied in the laboratory setting. In addition, the effects of the operation of these devices on the flight instrumentation was investigated.Results:All of the ventilators tested delivered stable minute volumes at temperatures above zero, but in sub-zero temperatures problems were encountered with the driving gas. Vibrations produced alterations in the performance of two of the ventilators, and resonant frequencies were detected that are identical to those produced by the rotors of the helicopter used.Suctioning became difficult at temperatures below −5° C as the mucus froze in the collecting tubing. The motor produced electromagnetic fields that interfered with the aircraft instrumentation, and resonant frequencies had a deleterious effect on the circuit boards. Plastic tubes were adversely affected by cold, and these chilled tubes were excessively sensitive to vibration and shocks.Conclusion:The devices used in various aircraft influence certain vital maneuver systems of the craft. Studies on portable ventilators, a suction device, and tracheal tubes showed that, under specific conditions, the equipment was safe to patients and was not hazardous to the aviation safety. However, under certain conditions commonly encountered during air rescue operations, the equipment became dys-functional or presented safety hazards to the aircraft, and, hence, the crew. The Swedish Air Force has adopted three different criteria constellations: 1) operative; 2) storing; and 3) transport environment.

Hearing Conservation in the U.S. Air Force

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Jonathan Thomas ◽  
Gabriel Almario
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Hearing Conservation ◽  
The U.S

An attempt to predict automobile accidents among Air Force personnel.

1967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecil J. Mullins
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Automobile Accidents

Predictive validity of conventional and adaptive tests in an Air Force training environment.

1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
James B. Sympson ◽  
David J. Weiss ◽  
Malcolm J. Ree
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Training Environment ◽  
Adaptive Tests

Health Psychology in the Federal Government: A Collaborative Effort to Reduce Smoking in the United States Air Force

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risa J. Stein ◽  
◽  
C. Keith Haddock ◽  
G. Wayne Talcott ◽  
Robert C. Klesges
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Psychology ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Air Force ◽  
United States Air Force ◽  
The United States ◽  
Collaborative Effort
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