aeromedicinen.
/ˈɛːrə(ʊ)ˌmɛd(ᵻ)s(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌmɛd(ə)s(ə)n/, /ˈɛrəˌmɛd(ə)s(ə)n/ 1. The branch of medicine concerned with the health consequences of air or space travel; aviation medicine, aerospace medicine.
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1943 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 43 343/1 Lectures by physicians, skilled in aero-medicine, brought out that the effects of alcohol are doubled with lack of oxygen in the air.
1971 Aerospace Med. 42 1086 (title) Medical importance of long biorhythms in aeromedicine.
1996 Toronto Star (Nexis) 7 July c1 They take a course in aeromedicine, to learn how altitude can affect a patient.
2. The provision of medical care to patients being transported by air (usually from the scene of an accident to a hospital, or from one hospital to another).
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1987 AeroMed. Jrnl. 1 vi. 4/1 We are collectively serving more patients annually than were served in the first 10 years of hospital-based aeromedicine in total in this country.
2002 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 22 Dec. 1 b The nurses and paramedics involved in aeromedicine have special training and licensing that allows them to use techniques and medicines that typically are available only to physicians.
2006 Canada Newswire (Nexis) 25 Aug. ‘So many dedicated people have worked tirelessly over the years to bring our organization to where it stands today,’ said Dr. Chris Mazza, CEO of Ontario Air Ambulance. ‘We..see this announcement as bringing OAA's vision of the future of aero medicine in Ontario to life.’
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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