Citation

Henry JL. Mil. Med. 2008; 173(4): 403-405.

Affiliation

Group Aid Station 14, 2nd Marine Air Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, NC 28533-0003, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18472633

Abstract

While deployed to a war zone, an aviator displayed poor aeromedical judgment and flew with an upper respiratory infection and an ear block. This resulted in a tympanic membrane perforation and the medical grounding of the member for 10 days. The discussion involves the probable mechanism of injury and the requirements of the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute regarding perforations, as well as the reasoning behind the flight surgeon's choice of treatment.

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