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1. Aircrew will be restricted from 48, 12
flying duty for hours af-
ter general, spinal, or epidural
anesthesia
and for a minimum of
hours after local or regional
anesthesia, to include dental.
2. All supplements, herbal and prohibited, cleared
dietary aids and preparations,
and performance enhancers
are unless
by the flight surgeon or APA
in
consultation with applicable
APLs.
3. Aircrew will not perform avia- 12, residual effects
tion duties for a minimum of
hours after the last drink
consumed and until no
remain.
4. Medical restriction from flying 12, reaction
duty will be for a minimum
period of hours following
any
immunization. If any type of
occurs, local or sys-
temic, the aviator remains re-
stricted from flying duties un-
, til cleared by a flight surgeon
or APA.
5. Aircrew members will not be 2, 72, 24
regular (more than times
per year) blood or plasma
donors. Following blood do-
nation (200 cc or more), air-
crew members will be restrict-
ed from flying duty for a
period of hours. Follow-
ing plasma donation, aircrew
members will be restricted
from flying duty for a peri-
od of hours. Bone marrow
donors will be cleared by a
flight surgeon or APA prior to
returning to flying duties.
6. Any adverse reaction, baro- restriction, cleared
traumas or decompression
sickness resulting from a de-
compression experience, re-
quires from flying
duties until by a
flight surgeon or APA.
7. Flight personnel will not per- 24; 25,000; 24; 10,000; 24
form high altitude flight du-
ties for hours after ex-
posure to hypobaric cham-
ber runs in excess of
, feet. They may perform fly-
ing duties during the initial
hours following a decom-
pression experience in aircraft
where cabin altitude does not
exceed feet. Heavy exer-
cise or work may mimic the
signs and symptoms of de-
compression sickness and are
discouraged in the -hour
period following a decom-
pression experience.
8. Aircrew members will not fly 24
or perform low pressure al-
titude chamber flights with-
in hours following SCUBA
diving, compressed air dives,
or hyperbaric chamber expo-
sures.
9. Decompression sickness, re- restriction
sulting from diving or other
hyperbaric exposure, requires
a from flying duties
by a flight surgeon or APA.
10. Smoking and use of tobac- degrade, discouraged
co products physi-
cal performance, including vi-
sion. Aircrew members are
from smoking and