[Medical Aspects of Flight Safety].

One of the priorities of aviation medicine is meaicai sajety ojjugnts. - ne arricie presents tne resuits oj an anaiysis oj current trenas ana the main lines of activity of the medical service for ensuring the safety of flights. The problematic issues of medical control over the health of aviation specialists have been identified and ways of their solution have been proposed.

[Actual problems of medical care of aviation specialists in the Arctic region].

The article considers the influence of geographic and climatic conditions of the Arctic on a functional condition of aviation professionals. Marked possible effects of aggressive environmental factors on the health of the personnel. Studied the dynamics of the recovery functions of the cardio-respiratory system and of the indicators of general clinical blood test in a period of adaptation to the conditions of the middle latitudes after the return of the personnel from the Arctic. Identified the main activities to preserve the health of aviation specialists, depending on the length of stay in the Arctic region and age.

[Peculiarities of medical backup of low flight course and nap-of-the-earth].

Authors presented peculiarities of low flight course and nap-of-the-earth: quick change of orientation cues, ground proximity, possible bird collision, loss of radio signal, exposure of oscillating acceleration, caused by increased atmosphere turbulence. It is showed that low flight course and nap-of-the-earth require special health status of pilots, who must be ready to evaluate obstacle distance, obstacle position relative to aircraft plane, gain in altitude, flight elevation and closing speed, new obstacles and make a decision to fly-by or turn. These circumstances cause emotional tension that affects working capacity and professional reliance. Air medical officer should take additional measures for medical backup of these flight courses.

[The main ways of improvement of medical support of the Air Forces in modern conditions].

Blaginin A.A., Grebenyuk A.N., Lizogub LN. - The main ways of improvement of medical support of the Air Forces in modern conditions. Aircrew conducting active hostilities suffers from the whole spectrum of factors and conditions of the combat situation. The main task for the medical service of the Air Force is to carry out preventive and curative action for aviation specialists who are responsible for the combat capability of aircraft formations. The medical service of the Air Force must have forces and facilities for planning, organization and implementation of the treatment of lightly wounded and sick aviation professionals with short periods of recovery, medical rehabilitation of aircrew qfter suffering injuries, diseases, sanatorium therapy of aircrew with partial failure of health, outpatient and inpatient medical examination aircrew - flight commissions, preventive rest of aviation specialists with symptoms of chronic fatigue. Should be trained aviation physicians, including both basic military medical education and in-depth study of the medical aspects of various fields of personnel of the Air Force.

[Medical aspects of current flight safety concept of air forces of the Russian Federation].

Issues of medical supply of aviation operations, that is part of general system of flight safety are analyzed in this article. One of the main issues is development of the system of vocational preparation of medical personnel, taking part in organization and carrying flights. This issue consists of several themes: formation of united system of education from primary to post graduate; formation of modern training facility; assurance of high potential in academic and teaching staff and providing of good basic training and high learning motivation of applicants, who wants to become a air medical officer. Fundamental principles of developed concept of medical supply of flight safety are presented. It is shown that the essential condition of good implementation of the given concept is informaltion support of all its structures.

[The profile training of aviation doctors].

Authors consider the trends of training doctors in the specialty "physician in aerospace medicine". First level is initial training for faculty training of doctors. The higher level is vocational retraining and advanced training in the departments of postgraduate and further education. It solved the issues of preparation of specialists in various areas of aviation medicine: medical-chairman of the Flight Commission, an expert medical doctor-flight expert committee, a specialist laboratory (Cabinet) of Aviation Medicine, the Medical Director of Aviation (enterprise, organization), etc. The highest level of training is residency. The necessity of legislative consolidation of an independent direction for the organization of training and medical support of aviation operations is proved.

[Medical supply of long flies].

The article presents a characteristics of main negative factors, disimproving a functional condition and working capacity of airmen in long flies: long stay in a working pose, necessity of using of summer form, of defense form and oxygen-breath means, peculiarities of eating in fly, solving of nature-imposed necessity, relative sensor deprivation, sameliness of environment, high level of noise, hypokinesia, high nervous-emotional tension in conditions of air refueling, temperature fall, difference of barometric pressure, desynchronisms. Were given practical recommendations on maintenance of functional and working capacity of members of flying staff, realizing long flies.