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Editorial
편집자 주 - 30권 2호
Editorial for Vol. 30, Issue 2
인하대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
Correspondence to:Received: August 14, 2020; Revised: August 24, 2020; Accepted: August 24, 2020
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Korean J Aerosp Environ Med 2020; 30(2): 51-53
Published August 31, 2020 https://doi.org/10.46246/KJAsEM.30.2.51
Copyright © Aerospace Medical Association of Korea.
Abstract
In commemoration of Vol. 30, Issue 2, our journal prepared three review articles, two original papers, and a case report. The first review analyzed aircraft accidents caused by pilots' fatigue and presented a protocol to measure their fatigue, such as primary background survey, subjective drowsiness/arousal evaluation, sleep and activity log, sleep data, and performance measurement. The second review analyzed shift work patterns and work characteristics that may affect the fatigue of aviation mechanics. Also, desirable work principles for aviation mechanics (restrictions on working hours, appropriate rest hours, and night shift restrictions) were presented. The third review discussed the effects that allergic rhinitis can have on pilots (drowsiness and decreased arousal) and introduced a safe treatment method that can prevent these adverse effects. In the first original article, the ratio of 'incompatible (non-fit)' result in aerospace medical examination among Korean aircraft pilots for the past five years was investigated by age group and the common causes of nonconformity were analyzed. In the second original article, the prevalence, mortality, prevalence according to age groups, and regional characteristics of severe febrile thrombocytopenia syndrome were compared and analyzed in Korea and Japan for the past five years. Finally, in the case report, the cases of a patient diagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumors who received surgical treatment and chemotherapy were discussed, and the results of the judgment were presented.
Keywords
Fatigue, Rhinitis, Allergic, Thrombocytopenia, Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
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