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aeromedical

aeromedical

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Health care for people during flight, for example pilots or passengers
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛəroʊˈmɛdɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: aeromédico
  • I was a medic with the 57th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark AFB from June.
  • aeromedical evacuation
  • aeromedical transport

Examples

  • In the literature, there are many case reports about myasthenia gravis and difficult intubation, but to this date, there is no case report about difficult intubation in a patient with myasthenia gravis during aeromedical transport.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A successful aeromedical transfer requires good knowledge of the potential pitfalls, the aircraft, the drugs, the equipment, and the physiological environment associated with altitude 2.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Aeromedical transport is used for several years for the transport of critical patients.

    Academic text (2007)
  • And our final flight home was on a, an aeromedical evacuation from Germany back to Andrews.

  • There were a couple of times I got to "ride along" with different fire departments/aeromedical programs while vacationing, but riding along as an observer, not an active firefighter or EMT,

    Blog text (15)
  • The caption reads: ARMY AEROMEDICAL BIOCONTAINMENT ISOLATOR EVACUATION

    Fiction book (1993)
  • While I was a member of the 40th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron based at McChord AFB, Tacoma, WA, I was able to visit Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, and Japan.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Teams provide aeromedical emergency transport services for patients needing urgent care during flights.

  • Hospitals have developed aeromedical units to specialize in the rapid transport of critically ill patients.

  • The aeromedical services assist pilots in managing health issues they might face while flying.

Surface Forms

aeromedical positive

Morphology

aeromedical = medical (transparent) = aero + medical + aero

Meaning is directly derived from 'aero' (air/aviation) + 'medical' (relating to medicine), so the compound clearly denotes medical aspects of aviation.

Etymology

Aeromedical joins aero- 'air', the same start you see in aeroplane, and medical 'relating to medicine'. So, aeromedical means medical care that has to do with flying or with people in the air.