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[Fatigue in pilots, especially in helicopter pilots. Etiopathogenetic, preventive and therapeutic factors]. 1979

C Presta

The main results of recent research into fatigue in pilots are summarised, with particular reference to helicopter pilots. Attention is also directed to current views concerning prevention and treatment of fatigue syndromes in pilots.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D005221	Fatigue	The state of weariness following a period of exertion, mental or physical, characterized by a decreased capacity for work and reduced efficiency to respond to stimuli.	Lassitude
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000054	Acceleration	An increase in the rate of speed.	Accelerations
D000337	Aerospace Medicine	That branch of medicine dealing with the studies and effects of flight through the atmosphere or in space upon the human body and with the prevention or cure of physiological or psychological malfunctions arising from these effects. (from NASA Thesaurus)	Aviation Medicine,Space Medicine,Medicine, Aerospace,Medicine, Aviation,Medicine, Space
D000401	Aircraft	A weight-carrying structure for navigation of the air that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces. (Webster, 1973)	Ejection Seats,Helicopters,Airplanes,Airplane,Ejection Seat,Helicopter,Seat, Ejection,Seats, Ejection
D001274	Atmospheric Pressure	The pressure at any point in an atmosphere due solely to the weight of the atmospheric gases above the point concerned.	Atmospheric Pressures,Pressure, Atmospheric,Pressures, Atmospheric
D014732	Vibration	A continuing periodic change in displacement with respect to a fixed reference. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Vibrations