Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2020 Apr 1;91(4):343-347. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.5493.2020.
Studies have identified a great number of physiological conditions, including venous thromboembolism and hypoxia, that may give rise to medical disqualifications and in-flight incapacitations that can be costly to individuals and organizations. Over the past three decades, much attention has been focused on venous thromboembolism among passengers. However, studies on venous thromboembolism among commercial airline pilots are very scarce. With this consideration in mind, differently from the literature, this study set out to examine pilots' awareness of venous thromboembolism signs, symptoms, risk factors, and countermeasures For this purpose, a venous thromboembolism questionnaire was developed and applied to collect data. There were 427 airline pilots who participated in the questionnaire. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) technique was used to analyze the results of the questionnaire. According to the results of this study, approximately one-half (57.1%) of the participants had just heard of this particular health issue and 63.9% of the participants were unaware of flight-associated venous thromboembolism. Airline pilots between 20 and 40 yr of age were much less aware of venous thromboembolism in comparison to pilots 41 yr or older, and pilots flying more than 90 h/mo were at a greater risk. Airline pilots between 20 and 40 yr have less knowledge about venous thromboembolism and preventive measures against it in comparison to older pilots. Therefore they may be more vulnerable to possible risk factors. The findings of this study will contribute to increasing pilots' awareness on flight-related venous thromboembolism and can improve the overall safety of civil aviation
研究已经确定了许多生理状况，包括静脉血栓栓塞和缺氧，这些都可能导致医疗不合格和飞行中丧失能力，这对个人和组织来说都是代价高昂的。在过去的三十年中，人们对乘客中的静脉血栓栓塞问题给予了极大的关注。然而，关于商业航空公司飞行员静脉血栓栓塞的研究却非常稀少。有鉴于此，与文献不同的是，本研究旨在研究飞行员对静脉血栓栓塞迹象、症状、风险因素和对策的认识。为此，开发了一种静脉血栓栓塞问卷，并应用该问卷收集数据。共有 427 名航空公司飞行员参与了问卷调查。采用方差分析（ANOVA）技术对问卷结果进行分析。根据本研究的结果，大约有一半（57.1%）的参与者刚刚听说过这个特定的健康问题，而 63.9%的参与者不知道与飞行相关的静脉血栓栓塞。与 41 岁或以上的飞行员相比，20 至 40 岁的飞行员对静脉血栓栓塞的认识要低得多，飞行时间超过 90 小时/月的飞行员风险更大。与年龄较大的飞行员相比，20 至 40 岁的航空公司飞行员对静脉血栓栓塞及其预防措施的了解较少，因此他们可能更容易受到潜在风险因素的影响。本研究的结果将有助于提高飞行员对与飞行相关的静脉血栓栓塞的认识，并提高民航的整体安全水平。
