Analysis of disease spectrum of medical grounding of transporter flying personnel
10.3760/cma.j.cn113854-20231101-00106
- VernacularTitle:运输机飞行人员医学停飞疾病谱分析
- Author:
Yiming GAO
1
;
Huibian ZHANG
;
Xiaopeng LIU
;
Debao ZHAO
;
Congran WEI
;
Fang SU
;
Lin LIU
Author Information
1. 空军军医大学空军特色医学中心航空生理鉴定训练研究室，北京 100142
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Disease spectrum;
Physical examination;
Eligibility determination;
Flying personnel
- From:
Chinese Journal of Aerospace Medicine
2024;35(3):193-197
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To provide data support for optimizing aeromedical support to transporter flying personnel by comparing and analyzing the composition and variation of the medical grounding disease spectrum of them.Methods:The health profile data of transporter flying personnel who were grounded by the assessment in Air Force Medical Center from January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2020 were collected. They were grouped by grounded year (2003—2008, 2009—2014 and 2015—2020) and by post (pilot and air combat personnel). The age at the time of grounding, flying hours and grounding disease spectrum were statistically analyzed.Results:A total of 186 transporter flying personnel were enrolled, including 135 pilots (72.58%) and 51 air combat personnel (27.42%). The median grounding age of pilots was 34.0 (31.5, 39.0) years old, and the median grounding age of air combat crew was 43.0 (41.0, 46.0) years old. The top 4 system diseases in all flight grounding personnel were neurological diseases (21.51%), mental and psychiatric disorders (16.67%), cardiovascular system diseases (13.98%) and motion system diseases (10.75%). The difference in the component ratio of grounding diseases between the pilots and air combat personnel was significant ( P=0.039), and the grounding ratio of digestive system diseases in pilots was lower than that of air combat personnel ( χ2=5.40, P=0.020). The grounding ratio of motion system diseases in 2009—2014 group was lower than that of 2003—2009 group ( χ2=6.70, P=0.010). The grounding ratios of mental and psychiatric disorders in 2009—2014 and 2015—2020 group were higher than those of 2003—2008 group, with significant differences ( χ2=8.80, 7.33, P=0.005, 0.007). There were 76 types of diseases that caused transporter flying personnel grounding, and the top 3 diseases were hypertension, vascular headaches and lumbar disc herniation. Conclusions:The neurological diseases, mental and psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular system diseases and motion system diseases contribute most to the grounding of transporter flying personnel while the neurological diseases and mental and psychiatric disorders have resulted more and more groundings. As the higher flying training strength and time endurance required, the further disease spectrum analysis, as well as the corresponding prevention and treatment should be strengthened.
