Preface

Contingency Operations constitute military missions such as peacekeeping, humanitarian aid,

peacemaking/enforcement, full scaleoffensive operationsandrelief operationsother than war such as aid to civil
powers in counterterrorismand in natural disasters.Increasingly, these operations will involve greater NATO
participation in the post “Post-Cold-War” era. Significantly, NATO nations are turning to the application of
science and technology, particularly computer resources, to address the unique problems associated with
ContingencyOperations.From a medical standpoint,there are many logistic, support and environmentalfactors
which impedeeffective health and critical care medicinein ContingencyOperations.This Symposiumconsidered
both the aeromedicalproblemsencounteredand the role of technologicaIsolutions as aids to resolving the issues
in terms of:

. Sustainedand Continous Operations

Sleep loss and fatigue on performance
l

. Pharmacologicaland non-pharmacologicalmanagement
l Medical Managementin Remote Locations
lLogistics and evacuation
lTechnological aids and solutions
lManaging trauma in the field
lControlling infectious diseases
l Medical Information
lInformation management
lUse of deployment telemedicine
l Adaptation to OperationalConditions
l Leadershipand managementissuesincluding the handling of stress
 Aerospace Medical Panel
Chairman: LtCol E. ALNAES Deputy Chairman: Dr A.J.F. MACMILLAN
Oslo Military Clinic Royal Air Force School of
Olso/MiUAkershus Aviation Medecine
N-0015 Oslo Farnborough, Hants GU14 6SZ
Norway United Kingdom

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Major H. O’NEILL Mcdecin en Chef D. LAGARDE

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LtCol C. ALONSO-RODRIGUEZ Colonel T.J. LYONS
Hospital Militar de1Aire AUCD
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28027 Madrid Brooks, AFB, Texas 78235-5118
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Dr. J.P. LANDOLT LtCol. CSA S. PORCU

DCIEM Istituto Medico Legale
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