Reports of the Air Medical Investigation Committee : The sense of stability and balance in the air / [by Henry Head].

  • Head, Henry, 1861-1940.
Date:
1919
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    THE AIR BY Henby Head, M.D., F.R.S. CONTENTS. Introduction ......... Chapter I. The Tests and what they Reveal .... 1. Tremor ......... 2. Knee-jerks ......... 3. Walking a line heel to toe and turning on one foot 4. Standing on one foot for 15 seconds with the eyes closed 5. Balancing a rod on a flat board with the eyes open or closed . 6. Conclusions. ........ Chapter II. ‘ Giddiness’, Vomiting and ‘Fainting* in the Air 1. Introduction ........ 2. *' Giddiness ’ associated with temporary Abnormalities of the Auditory Apparatus ........ 3. ‘Giddiness’ in the Air with no abnormal Conditions in the Auditory Apparatus ........ 4. ‘ Fainting ’ in the Air ....... 5. Comparison of the two reactions, ‘ Giddiness ’ and ‘ Fainting ’ in the Air ......... 6. Attacks of minor Epilepsy in the Air ..... 7. Conclusions......... Chapter III. Sensations experienced by Normal Persons in Machines HEAVIER THAN AlR ....... 1. Introduction , . . . 2. Actual Experience during Aerobatic Evolutions 3. The Human Element in Aerial Accidents : (a) The Mental Effects of disturbances of Equilibrium . (5) Regression ....... PAGE 4 7 7 8 9 9 11 12 13 13 15 17 24 26 29 30 32, 32 34 39 41 General Summary . 43