Head Injuries and Medicals

[captwawa]

I am woundering if anyone out there knows how a Savage head injurie would effect ones Medical,, i know of a few good pilots who have had there medicals pull pending further testing..

I have been reading the "NT News article" which was interesting.


Any further comments on this

[DownDraught]

The word you are looking for is head injury sequelae!

http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/65/6/899

[captwawa]

Injury it is.... :*

[Chocks Away]

A "closed head injury" (no open wounds) resulting in any form of unconsciousness, should result in a Pilot Licence being immediately suspended.

Usually suspended for 12 months on the grounds of epilepsy occuring.

Mine was judged as a 0.1% chance of epilepsy occuring in the 12 months following the incident and thankfully I proved them wrong. I regainied my licence 10 months latter and have held Class 1 medicals since (10 years).

Hope this assists.

[I Fly]

captwawa, are you trying to point CASA in a particular direction?

[captwawa]

he may get off drink driving, crashing and leaving an accident site,, but imm sure our regulator will get him for his medical. If one hits their head so hard that he cant remember what he was doing, surely that would be means for no Medical pending further testing,, all in the interest's of aviation safety and the travelling public..

Fairs fair....

[DownDraught]

Don't tell me we are talking about Dick Smith?