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Objective To compare the physical examination results of nephroptosis in the second stage and the final stage, to find the underlying reasons, and to explore better ways to detect nephroptosis.Methods A total of 1334 subjects participated in both the second stage and final stage of PLA air force medical selection of flying cadets, and physical examination results of both stages were compared.Results All the subjects recruited denied a history of abdominal pain or recurrent urinary tract infection, and urine tests were normal.The positive rate of nephroptosis in the second stage was 10.2%, compared to 5.5% in the final stage.The difference of physical examination results in the two stages was significant, and so was that of disqualification rates.Conclusion Results of physical examination of nephroptosis in the second stage are different from those in the final stage.It′s necessary to find better ways of detection of nephroptosis.
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Objective To analyze the disease spectrum of abdominal external hernia during medical selection of flying cadets and compare the medical standards between US Air Force and Chinese PLA Air Force in order to improve the system of medical selection.Methods The data about abdominal external hernia among flying cadets during Chinese PLAAF medical selection between 2012 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed and compared with the medical standards of the USAF flying cadets.Results Twenty-nine candidates were eliminated because of hernia,including 4 cases of hiatal hernia,3 cases of umbilical hernia and 22 cases of inguinal hernia.4.70% of the candidates were eliminated because of hernia disease.Empirical research showed difference in hernia standards between China and the USA.Conclusion Compared with Chinese medical selection standards,the USAF standards give more weight to whether the symptoms of disease impact air safety and efficiency.Our medical selection standards need to be improved by learning from foreign practices.
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Objective To investigate the effect of different medical standards for the urinary system on the enlistment of pilots between PLAAF and USAF , and offer support to amendment .Methods Data on pilots′final enlistment between 2012 and 2015 were analyzed , and results of physical examinations of the urinary system were compared according to differ -ent medical standards .Results One hundred and twenty teenagers enrolled in this examination were disqualifiied due to defects of the urinary system while 97 applicants were qualified after comprehensive assessment of the urinary system .The main problems with the urinary system that affected results of pilots′enlistment were nephroptosia , renal cyst , microscopic hematuria , renal calcified foci and calculus .Conclusion Medical standards for the urinary system are different between PLAAF and USAF, especially those for nephroptosia , renal cyst and microscopic hematuria .The medical standards directo-ry about the urinary system approved by USAF can serve as a reference during our revision of current medical enlistment standards.
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Objective To compare the medical selection standards of flying cadets in the nervous and mental system between Air Force of PLA(PLAAF) and the US Air Force(USAF), and to offer suggestions on revising PLAAF medical standards for flying cadets .Methods All our candidates who had participated in the final medical selection of flying cadets were subjected to neurological examinations , and determined as qualified or not according to USAF Medical Standards Directory.Results 123 people were disqualified during the neurological examination , accounting for 1.1% of the total. According to USAF Medical Standards Directory , 13 of them were disqualified , 24 of them were qualified , and 86 of them needed a second examination .There was marked difference between disqualification rates of PLAAF and USAF .Conclusion There are some differences in medical selection standards for flying cadets in the nervous and mental system between PLAAF and USAF, and we could revise PLAAF standards using USAF standards for reference .
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Objective To analyze the spectrum of anus disease during the medical selection of flying cadets and com-pare the medical standard between US Air Force and Chinese Air Force in order to improve the system of medical selection. Methods The data on flying cadets of Chinese Air Force medical selection from 2012 to 2015 were retrospectively analyzed and these data were re-analyzed by medical standards for US Air Force flying cadets.Results Ninety students were elimi-nated because of anal disease,including 65 hemorrhoids,14 fistula and 11 fissure.The rate of disqualification from 2012 to 2015 was 48.28%, 33.33%, 31.37%, 39.69%and there was no significant statistical difference between each two years (x2 =2.6154,P=0.4548).There was statistically significant difference(P=0<0.05)in hemorrhoids standards between CAF and USAF,and significant difference in fistula and fissure standards.Conclusion Compared with Chinese medical se-lection standards,the US Air Force standards focus on whether the symptoms of disease have effect on air safety and effi-ciency.To improve our medical selection standards,we need to learn from foreign air forces and take our own conditions into account.
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Objective To determine whether the candidates who are disqualified because of arrhythmia during medical selection of flying cadets in China are qualified or not according to United States Air Force ( USAF ) Medical Standards Directory( MSD) , in order to raise suggestions on revising PLAAF medical selection of flying cadets.Methods ECG was performed on all candidates who participated in the final stage of medical selection of flying cadets, and they were considered qualified or not according to USAF MSD.Results Arrhythmia accounted for the largest proportion of cardiovascular diseases( CVDs) in PLAAF medical selection of flying cadets,the constituent ratios of CVDs from 2012 to 2015 were significant different (P<0.01).There were differences between the two countries and the outcome of 81.48%of the candidates disqualified for premature systole in PLAAF was unknown according to USAF MSD.Conclusion There are some differences in medical selection standards of flying cadets between PLAAF and USAF, and we could revise PLAAF standards with reference to USAF standards.
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Objective To determine whether the candidates who are disqualified because of ear diseases during medical selection of flying cadets in China are qualified or not according to United States Air Force ( USAF ) Medical Standards Directory in order to raise suggestions for revising PLAAF medical standards for flying cadets.Methods Data of final selections from 2013 to 2015 and the conclusions were compared by different standards.Results and Conclusion There was a marked difference (x2 =7.99,P0.05) in the disqualification rate related to ear diseases.Vestibular dysfunction and dysacousis were the leading causes of disqualification among ear diseases, making up 45.54% and 38.84% respectively, with other diseases less than 5%.Medical standards for ear diseases in China are more strict than in the USAF, so we should revise some PLAAF standards according to the USAF standards for reference, such as those for vestibular neuritis, dysacousis and tympanic disease in order to enlarge the source of cadets.
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Objective To improve and determine the Medical Standards Directory of the Air Force of People′s Libera-tion Army of China( PLAAF) by analyzing the differences in lumbar spondylolysis and scoliosis between PLAAF and the US Air Force( USAF) .Methods All candidates of flying cadets participating in the final radiographic selection between 2013 and 2015 were chosen.They were judged to be qualified or not according to PLAAF and USAF Medical Standards Directory. Results The average morbility of lumbar spondylolysis and scoliosis in PLAAF was 47%and 30.3%respectively.Arnong those who were eliminated in China,86.0%and 92.5%could be regarded as qualified according to the standard of USAF in 2015.The difference was statistically significant (P<0.01).Conclusion Our selection standards for lumbar spondylol-ysis and scoliosis should be improved based on this study.
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Objective To determine whether the candidates who were disqualified due to skin diseases in PLAAF medical selection of flying cadets are qualified or not according to USAF Medical Standards Directory , and to raise suggestions about revising PLAAF medical standards for flying cadets .Methods All the candidates who participated in the final medical selection of flying cadets received skin examination , and were judged to be qualified or not according to USAF Medical Standards Directory.Results Scar,bromhidrosis, chronic eczema, and vitiligo accounted for the largest proportion of skin diseases in PLAAF medical selection of flying cadets .There was a marked difference between disqualification rates of PLAAF and USAF, and the selection outcome of 34.48% of the candidates disqualified for skin disease were unknown according to USAF Medical Standards Directory .Conclusion There are some differences in medical selection standards of flying cadets between PLAAF and USAF , and we can revise PLAAF standards using USAF standards for reference , such as replacing bromhidrosis with ephidrosis , observing the therapeutic effect of chronic eczema , and adding impact evaluation of scar on military equipment .
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Objective To determine whether the candidates who were disqualified for having phoria or tropia in People′s Liberation Army Air Force ( PLAAF) medical selection of flying cadets are qualified or not according to United States Air Force ( USAF) Medical Standards Directory , and to raise suggestions on revising PLAAF medical standards . Methods All the candidates who had participated in the final medical selection of flying cadets were reevaluated and determined as qualified or not according to USAF Medical Standards Directory .Results There was a marked difference between disqualification rates of PLAAF and USAF .13.87%of the candidates who were regerded as disqualified by PLAAF standards were qualified according to USAF Medical Standards Directory .These cadets might be eliminated by mistake . Conclusion The standard on heterophonies of the PLAAF is more stringent than that of the USAF .We shoucd revise PLAAF standards using USAF standards for reference .
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Objective To analyze the change in qualification rate of comprehensive assessment , and to provide an effective theoretical basis for future selection and recruitment of military flying cadets .Methods Group A consisted of 400 cadets who were randomly chosen from the final selection with the physical examination conclusions of disqualifiedandqualified by comprehensive assessmentin a certain year via the cross-sectional investigation method , and group B was composed of 400 cadets who were chosen from the following year with the same method as group A .A questionnaire con-cerning demographic features was conducted among all cadets .A database was established with Epidata 3.02 software, and SPSS 16.0 software was used to analyze diseases which were qualified by comprehensive assessment.Results The qualification rate of comprehensive assessment in group A was higher than group B (45.00%vs 34.75%, P<0.01),there were differences between the two groups in overweight ( underweight ) ,deflection of nasal septum , gallbladder polyp , spinal malformation and undertall(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion The expert consensus which is made by the air force ex-perts through their work experience and the foreign air force standards has a positive application effect in the practical work . It is an efficient supplement to the physical examination standards and has an important effect on military aviator selection .
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Objective To provide an effective theoretical basis for future selection and recruitment of military flying cadets.Methods Two hundred military qualified flying cadets by comprehensive assessment samples and 200 military flying cadets by medical fitness samples were interviewed with questionnaires and subjected to a physical examination.The comprehensive assessment samples were classified by symptoms and attributive specialties for statistical analysis.A database was established, cleaned and analyzed by EpiData 3.02, SPSS 16.0 with double checking.Results There was no differ-ence between the comprehensive assessment team and the medical fitness team in age, areas, academic scores and psycho-logical performance.The ten top symptoms according to the comprehensive assessment were abnormal chest circumference, abnormal body mass,iris cyst,abnormal hypersplenotrophy,gallbladder polyps,flat foot,skin disease, intrahepatic calcifica-tion focus, joint disease and reproductive system disease.The attributed specialties included surgery, ultrasonics, ophthal-mology,ENT,radiology, ECG and internal medicine departments.The surgery and ultrasonics department contributed the most from the comprehensive assessment and accounted for 55.52%and 16.37%, respectively.Conclusion The compre-hensive assessment for military flying cadets has an important effect on military aviator selection.Continuous observation should be carried out among the military flying cadets by comprehensive assessment in their aviation training.