Abstract：Objective To find out more about the multiple spontaneous symptoms, adverse factors, fatigue countermeasures of early warning aircraft (EWA) pilots and military transport aircraft (MTA) pilots so as to provide reference for aviation health services.Methods Besides talks with pilots, self-designed questionnaires about aviation health services for air force pilots during long-haul flight missions were used among 220 long-haul flight pilots to investigate theirspontaneous symptoms during flight, causes of physical discomfort, in-flight and after-flight fatigue countermeasures, and suggestions about medical servicesResults The main spontaneous symptoms during long-haul flight were drowsiness, back pain, dry mouth, dry eyes and neck pain. The major complaints of pilots were noise, vibration, long duty hours, electromagnetic radiation and diet. Fatigue countermeasures during flight included small talk, limb-exercise, alternate flight, naps, and drinking of caffeinated beverages. Post-flight fatigue countermeasures included adequate sleep, a hot water bath, physical therapy, moderate physical exercise and listening to music. During the talk, the main problems that EWA pilots listed were electromagnetic radiation protection and physical discomfort after long flight, while the main complaints of MTA pilots were the lack of rest facilities and diet support during emergency missions. Conclusion The main spontaneous symptoms during long-haul flight are drowsiness, back pain and visual fatigue, making corresponding countermeasures necessary.
葛华, 张清俊, 郭华, 景百胜, 焦志刚, 詹皓. 空军飞行人员远程飞行自觉症状和航卫保障需求调查[J]. 解放军预防医学杂志, 2016, 34(5): 666-668.
GE Hua, ZHANG Qingjun, GUO Hua, JING Baisheng, JIAO Zhigang, ZHAN Hao. Spontaneous Symptoms and Aviation Health Services of Air Force Pilots during Long-haul Flight Missions. Journal of Preventive Medicine of Chinese People's Liberation Army, 2016, 34(5): 666-668.
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