Abstract

RIOS TEJADA, F.  and  PUENTE ESPADA, B.. The role of Military Health Service in Aircraft Accident Investigation. Sanid. Mil. [online]. 2012, vol.68, n.4, pp.238-242. ISSN 1887-8571.

Aircraft Accident Investigation means a complex task in order to identify the major causes which lead to the mishap. Investigation process end in a technical report, which encloses a large amount of information and data gathering documentation, to be studied, analyzed and lines of inquiry established to finally produce the appropriate conclusions. Medical, psychological, environmental, psychosocial and ergonomic faces of the investigation are framed in the so called human factors, which actually leads to 60-80% of the causal factors of accidents. In this report we have reviewed the legal basis in which the CITAAM is supported, competencies, organization and composition, general functions and specifically responsibilities of the medical representative in the board. Since the establishment of the CITAAM in 1994 the experience accumulated has been very wide-ranged and we show some statistical data and work produced in education and instruction, as well as the national and international relationships mostly in the NATO frame.

Keywords : Aircraft Accident Investigation; Aircraft Accident Investigation Board; Human Factors; Forensic Medicine; Aircraft Mishap; Aviation Medicine.

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