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The purpose of this module is to teach operational aspects of the aerospace medicine.
Topics addressed in this module include:
Astranaut and aircrew selection, training and management; air traffic control – aeromedical aspects and human factors; errors and accidents; the flight deck and cockpit; the International Space Station; restraint systems and escape from aircraft and spacecraft; in-flight communication; passenger safety in transport aircraft; patient, human remains and medical sample transport by air – logistic considerations; aeromedical evacuation and transfer of the critical patient; aircraft accident investigations; identification of aircraft accident victims; aviation pathology and toxicology; disinfection, disinsection, decontamination and aircraft hygiene; hygiene in space; air support to naval operations; visits to airports and aerospace industry; aviation medical regulations (of both the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the South African Civil Aviation Authority.)