Principle and Practice of Aiation Medicine by Harry G Armstrong

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1952. The Wiliams & Wilkins Company. 3rd Edition. Inscribed and Signed by Author.

Includes inscription on front page to Lester D. Gardner from the author and an attached letter also signed by the air force general.

The bulk of the book is the clinical part which contains several chapters and sub-chapters on clinical aviation medicine with detailed guidance, written by Medical Examiners for Medical Examiners, on how to examine aircrew and how to determine their fitness for flight, especially in cases where the medical requirements are not fully met. Focussing on cardiology, ophthalmology, otology, neurology, psychology and psychiatry, Principles and Practice of Aviation Medicine provides an in-depth discussion of many diseases and medical conditions, frequently encountered in aeromedical practice, with emphasis on how they relate to the demands of contemporary aviation, both with regard to airline pilots and private pilots. Throughout particular consideration is given to how and when flexibility can be applied to the medical certification. Also the physiological foundation for flight, the physiology of the sensory organs, exposure to cosmic radiation, the preventative aspects of aviation medicine, the role of medical factors in accident investigation, and passenger health issues are covered.

The Lester D Gardner being written to is Lester Durand Gardner the founder of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, later the Institute of the Aerospace Sciences (IAS), which continues its force into the space age as one of the two progenitors of the American Institute of Aeronautics (AIAA).

The author Harry George Armstrong  was a major general in the United States Air Force, a physician, and an airman. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of aviation medicine.