An empirical study on medical selection of flying cadets with skin diseases between PLAAF and USAF / 军事医学

ABSTRACT

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 .