Case report: cough syncope in a U.S. Army aviator.
Syncope is a very common presentation to the primary care provider and the emergency room physician. The consequences of syncope while driving can be tragic. Likewise the consequences in the flight environment can be devastating. This case presents tussive syncope while driving in a 41-yr-old previously healthy male aviator. The diagnosis, management, and aeromedical disposition are presented.
Fitzsimons
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Aviation Medicine/Soldier Care Services/Department of Family Practice, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology