4.7 Aviation Medicine Flashcards
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
What is the purpose of the DD Form 2992?
Aeromedical,
Is to notify the commanding officer or officer in charge and other designated individuals that the named aircrew member is no longer medically recommended for flying duties.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
Who may issue an Aeromedical Grounding Notice?
All medical department personnel,
Corpsmen,
Nurse Corps officers,
Etc.
Are authorized to issue an Aeromedical Grounding Notice.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
In addition, the Aeromedical Grounding Notice will be noted in the member’s health record under what?
Special Duty Medical Abstract,
NAVMED 6150/2.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
Aeromedical Grounding Notices will be issued to the following:
Personnel admitted to the what?
Sick list.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
Aeromedical Grounding Notices will be issued to the following:
Those who are what?
Hospitalized.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
Aeromedical Grounding Notices will be issued to the following:
Personnel determined to have what?
A medical problem that could impair performance of duties involving flight.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
Aeromedical Grounding Notices will be issued to the following:
Administration of routine what?
Immunizations,
Which require temporary grounding.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
Aeromedical Grounding Notices will be issued to the following:
What does not require issuance of an Aeromedical Grounding Notice?
Getting an immunization.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
When issuing “Down Chits”, how many chits are made?
An original and two (2) copies are made.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
The original “down chit,” goes to who?
The Commanding Officer or Officer in Charge
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
The first copy of the “down chit” goes to who?
The Operations Officer.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
The second copy is for who?
Training Officer.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
Additional copies should be made for who?
The Service Member,
Unit Safety or the NATOPs Officer,
And other designated personnel.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
How long is a grounding status?
Remains in effect until the member has been examined by a flight surgeon and issued an,
Aeromedical Clearance Notice “Up-Chit.”
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
Who has the authority to issue an “Up Chit?”
IDC,
PA,
non-aviation trained MO,
if flight surgeon is not available; consultation must be obtained from a flight surgeon via email, verbal, or message prior to issuing clearance notice.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel grounding procedures:
Disposition?
If sickbay/BAS/etc,. is detached from the unit,
A courtesy phone call should be made to the CO, XO, and OPS advising them that a “down chit” has been issued for named individuals.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel clearance procedures:
Aviation Personnel Clearance Procedures:
All aviation personnel involved in flight duties are required to be evaluated when?
Annually and must be physically qualified (PQ) and aeronautically adapted (AA) for continued aviation duties as prescribed by current Navy Directives.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel clearance procedures:
Aviation Personnel Clearance Procedures:
What does PQ mean?
Physically qualified.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel clearance procedures:
Aviation Personnel Clearance Procedures:
What does AA mean?
Aeronautically adapted.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel clearance procedures:
Aviation Personnel Clearance Procedures:
Following any period of medical grounding, aviation personnel must be evaluated by who?
A flight surgeon and issued a clearance notice prior to returning to aviation duties.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel clearance procedures:
Following any period of medical grounding,
Aviation personnel must be evaluated by a flight surgeon and issued a clearance notice prior to returning to aviation duties,
The only exception to this, is what?
The self-limited grounding notice issued by a dental officer.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel clearance procedures:
Purpose of the DD Form 2992 Medical Recommendation for Flying or Special Operations Duty,
The purpose of the clearance notice is to notify the commanding officer or officer in charge and other designated individuals that the named aircrew member is now what?
Medically cleared and recommended for flying duties.
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel clearance procedures:
Aeromedical Clearance Notices are what?
Medical recommendations only!
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel clearance procedures:
Aviation-designated personnel are restored to flying duties by who?
The Commanding Officer or Officer in Charge of the unit,
Also known as an “Up Chit.”
DESCRIBE aviation flight personnel clearance procedures:
Physical standards:
All personnel engaged in duties involving flying and all candidates for such duty, must conform to the physical standards of what?
The NAVMED P-117, MANMED CH 15.
Aeromedical Clearance Notices:
Who may issue aeromedical Clearance Notices prior to aircrew members returning to duty, involving flying?
Is the responsibility of the aviation trained medical officers,
Flight Surgeons or Aviation Medical Examiners.
Aeromedical Clearance Notices:
The authority to issue an aeromedical clearance notice may be given to who?
IDC,
Physician assistant,
Non-aviation trained medical officer,
When flight personnel are stationed in remote or isolated locations where a flight surgeon is not available.
An IDC, physician assistant, or non-aviation trained medical officer can issue an aeromedical clearance notice, but need what?
A consultation must be obtained from a flight surgeon, via:
E-mail,
Verbal communication,
Or message,
Prior to issuing the aeromedical clearance notice.
What instructions govern the directives that specify the authority to issue an Aeromedical Clearance Notice by an IDC, physician assistant, or non-aviation trained medical officer?
NAVMED P-117,
BUMEDINST 6410.9,
OPNAVINST 3710.7V.
Aircrew must be thoroughly evaluated by all medical providers to ensure what?
That they have fully recovered.
Then the “up-chit” may be issued with the consultation with a flight surgeon.
Consult will be documented by an entry into the outpatient HR with the following info:
Consultation with DR?
Flight surgeon’s name,
Contact info, of FLT Surgeon’s command,
Occurred on (date),
Return to flying status was approved
Aircrew member will not be issued an up-chit while under what?
Medication,
Without concurrence from FLT Surgeon.
Documentation of an aeronautical clearance is noted where?
The member’s HR.
Results of the medical evaluation for aviation duty clearance must be entered on what?
On the SF 600
Medical evaluation clearance must also be noted under what?
The Special Duty Medical Abstract,
(NAVMED 6150/2).
When issuing an Up Chit, how many copies are made?
An original and two copies.
The original Up Chit, is sent to who?
To the CO or OIC.
The 1st copy of the Up Chit, goes to who?
OPS.
The 2nd copy of the Up Chit, goes to who?
Training Officer.
Additional copies of the Up Chit, should be made for who?
The SM,
Unit safety or NATOPS officer,
Other designated personnel.