Causes and Diseases Leading to Early Permanent Medical Disqualification of Military Non- Pilot Flight Crews Based on Their Service Categories

摘要

Efficient workforce is the most important capital, and studies have shown apositive relationship between health and performance. Understanding the factors leading to disability has preventive importance. Purpose: Determine the causes and diseases leading to early permanent medical disqualification of Iran air force non-pilot flight crews based on their service categories from 1986 to 2016. Materials and methods: The study was designed as a descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective investigation. The data were collected from Iran air force medical records and medical council files, sorted in a predesigned electronic sheet. Results: Out of 228 cases of early medical discharges, 181 items were considered a medical disqualification, and the remaining 47 was for on service killed persons. The main causes were psychiatric, neurologic and otorhinolaryngeal, while common diseases include generalisedanxiety disorder, occupational hearing loss and myocardial infarction. The lost service years were 2457person-years, and the average was 13.57person-years per individual. Conclusion: Due to close similarities of pilots and non-pilot flight crews in the occupational environment, we expected that the results in pilots were referable to non-pilot flight crews but found they differed. The preparation of a flight crew requires many resources that are wasted with disability.