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Old 1st Sep 2009, 12:08
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remoak
 
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So, Dr Remoak, you have examined the patient have you?
Don't need to. Unexplained losses of consciousness during flight almost always result in the permanent loss of a medical. Even when you can demonstrate that there was a reasonable medical explanation, it can be difficult to retain your medical, particularly if there is any possibility that it could recur. I would have thought that was obvious.

Had about six colleagues have this happen to them for one reason or another, over the last 20 years. They all lost their medicals on the spot and never got them back, despite trying for years in some cases. One was just a simple case of hypoglaecymia - still never got his medical back...
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