Overview of Aerospace Medicine

Abstract

　Aerospace medicine is a branch of environmental medicine. In Aviation medicine field, hypoxia and decompression sickness associated with altitude changes are famous condition. In the space medicine field, problems include space sickness, fluid shifts, bone mineral loss associated with reduced gravity, and space radiation exposure.

　Aircrew and astronauts are subjected to health care under strict physical examination standards because they are required to continuously demonstrate advanced skills in those environments with reduced gravity and space radiation exposure.