PHYSIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS CARGO INMILITARY AIRCRAFT

This is the second of two articles describing reported incidents invol ving hazardous cargo on U.S. military aircraft over a 10-year period. In this article, we describe the various physiological responses repor ted on the incident reports. These physiological incidents may have in volved either the aircrew, the passengers, or both. We also list the s ubstances that caused the problems. Physiological responses ranged fro m nausea and light-headedness to loss of consciousness. We discuss why flights involving a physiological incident may not have been aborted. The present military hazardous cargo incident reporting system is def icient in that there appears to be no requirement for reporting whethe r passengers were on board the incident aircraft, or whether passenger s or aircrew suffered physiological responses to various toxic substan ces.