Air Service medical manual. with Manual of medical research laboratory
191844564Washington DC: GPO 1918. <p>United States War Department Air Service Division of Military Aeronautics. Air Service medical manual. 38pp. 31 plate leaves. Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1918. 261 x 178 mm. Original cloth spine a bit faded small split in inner front hinge. Small marginal tear in one plate leaf but very good. Government stamp on front pastedown.</p> <p> . 1 First Edition. "The first U. S. work dedicated to the medical aspects of military pilot selection. According to the National Museum of Health and Medicine this manual was written by William Holland Wilmer 1863-1936 then director of the Medical Research Laboratory at Mineola Long Island. This placed Wilmer at the forefront of training for flight surgeons and in the classification of pilot candidates as they used novel devices and instruments to simulate high-altitude conditions. He pioneered efforts to produce oxygen delivery systems to pilots" Garrison-Morton.com 8107. </p> <p>First Edition. Wilmer also authored the Manual of Medical Research Laboratory a longer and more detailed work "intended for the information and instruction of those who are interested in the medical problems of aviation" p. 5. Garrison Morton.com 95957. </p> . GPO unknown books
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