Publications by authors named "Francisco Rios-Tejada"
Fatigue is a major contributing factor to operational errors. Therefore, the validation of objective and sensitive indices to detect fatigue is critical to prevent accidents and catastrophes. Whereas tests based on saccadic velocity (SV) have become popular, their sensitivity in the military is not yet clear, since most research has been conducted in laboratory settings using not fully validated instruments.
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- Spine disorders are common among fighter pilots, and returning them to flying duty is crucial due to the investment in their training.
- A study looked at 14 Spanish Air Force pilots who had spinal surgery, with most receiving vertebral fusion and a couple undergoing discectomy.
- All pilots successfully returned to flying after their procedures, suggesting that the surgical methods used are effective, but more research is needed due to the small sample size.
Phobic fear of flying in aircrews: epidemiological aspects and comorbidity.
Aviat Space Environ Med
June 2005
Background: Phobic fear of flying may affect aircrew members during any phase of their flying careers. Symptoms are beyond voluntary control and may lead patients to avoid flying and seek medical advice.
Methods: Of 1101 psychiatric files from our institute for 1985-2002, 150 represented cases of fliers who suffered from phobic fear of flying.
Changes in the nitric oxide (NO) system of the rat cerebral cortex were investigated by immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, and NO synthase (NOS) activity assays in adult rats submitted for 30 min to hypoxia, in a hypobaric chamber at a simulated altitude of 38,000 ft (11000 m) (154.9 mm Hg). The cerebral cortex was studied after different survival times, 0 and 24 h, 5, 8, 15, and 30 days of reoxygenation.
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