title: [Aviation medicine laboratory of the North Fleet air base celebrates the 70th anniversary].
abstract: The article is dedicated to the history of formation and development of the oldest aviation medicine department and its role in a flight safety of the North Fleet naval aviation. The aviation medicine laboratory was created in the years of the Great Patriotic war for medical backup of flights, medical review board, delivering of combat casualty care, prophylaxis of hypothermia and exhaustion of flight and ground crew. In a post-war period the aviation medicine laboratory made a great contribution to development of medical backup of educational and combat activity of the North Fleet aviation. Participation in cosmonaut applicants selection (incl. Yu.A. Gagarin), optimization of flight services during the transmeridian flights, research of carrier-based aircraft habitability and body state of the contingent during the longstanding ship-based aviation, development of treatment methods for functional status of sea-based aviation crew are the achievements of aviation medicine laboratory. Nowadays medicine laboratory is performing a research and practice, methodic and consultative activity with the aim of improving the system of medical backup, aviation medicine, psychology, flight safety, improvement of air crew health, prolong of flying proficiency.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Gavrilov
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Mazaĭkin
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Buldakov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pisarev
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods