title: [Causes of death among pilots: "acute myocardial infarction"--are the present examination methods for airworthiness sufficient?].
abstract: The European Union plans to harmonize the aviation requirements, in particular the flight crew licensing requirements. On 23 May 2007, the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs published the Flight Crew Licensing Requirements, which are based on the Joint Aviation Requirements, Flight Crew Licensing 3, Amendment 5. These guidelines also list the examination methods to be used for testing the medical fitness of pilots. In this Amendment some examinations which were part of the routine tests before JAR-FCL3 became effective have been deleted, e.g. the exercise ECG. This article presents two cases from the autopsy material of the Institute of Legal Medicine in Hanover and discusses the problems associated with the new examination guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Germerott
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fieguth
authors.forename: Knut
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eidam
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Breitmeier
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D017732:Air Ambulances; D000401:Aircraft; D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D010808:Physical Examination; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation