Luftwaffe Institute of Aviation Medicine
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The Luftwaffe Institute of Aviation Medicine, in German
called Flugmedizinisches Institut der Luftwaffe (FLMEDINSTLW), in Fürstenfeldbruck
was founded in 1959. It is the central institute of aviation medicine
of the German airforce (Luftwaffe
).
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
called Flugmedizinisches Institut der Luftwaffe (FLMEDINSTLW), in Fürstenfeldbruck
Fürstenfeldbruck
Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. it has a population of 35,494. Since the 1930s, Fürstenfeldbruck has had an air force base....
was founded in 1959. It is the central institute of aviation medicine
Aviation medicine
Aviation medicine, also called flight medicine or aerospace medicine, is a preventive or occupational medicine in which the patients/subjects are pilots, aircrews, or persons involved in spaceflight...
of the German airforce (Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
).
Tasks
- scientific basic and advanced trainings for flight surgeonFlight surgeonA flight surgeon is a military medical officer assigned to duties in the clinical field variously known as aviation medicine, aerospace medicine, or flight medicine...
s as well as further education - medical examinations, observations and treatments of pilots and aircrews, ability tests
- appropriation of aeromedical expertise
- serves as an aeromedical center (AMC)