An empirical study on medical selection of flying cadets with dysarteriotony between PLAAF and USAF
ZHU Di
ZOU Zhikang
HUANG Congchun
SUN Jinjin
XIAO Xiaoguang
WANG Jianchang
MA Zhongli
Abstract：Objective To determine whether candidates who were disqualified for abnormal blood pressure in PLA Air Force medical selection of f lying cadets are qualified or not according to US Air Force Medical Standards Directory, and to raise suggestions on revising PLAAF medical selection standards of flying cadets. Methods All candidates participating in the final stage of medical selection of flying cadets had their blood pressure measured, and then judged as qualified or not according to both PLAAF medical selection standards and USAF Medical Standards Directory. Results There was no significant difference in the disqualification rate related to dysarteriotony between 2012 and 2015. Hypertension had the largest constituent ratio among all the subtypes of dysarteriotony. There was significant difference in constituent ratios between 2012 and 2015;4.22% of the candidates disqualified for having dysarteriotony in PLAAF were qualified when assessed by USAF Medical Standards Directory, and the outcome of the remaining 95.78% was unknown. Conclusion There is some difference in medical selection standards of flying cadets concerning blood pressure between PLAAF and USAF, and we can revise PLAAF standards using USAF standards for reference.
Keywords：Flying cadetsMedical selectionPhysical examinationHypertensionHypotensionEmpirical study
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 151-153,156 )