Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Airline Pilots

Lord, Dana BSN, RN
Conlon, Helen Acree DNP, MPH, ARNP-BC, COHN-S

¹University of South Florida

Dana Lord, BSN, RN, Student, College of Nursing, Dual Degree Program AGPCNP/Occupational Health Nursing, University of South Florida, 2400 Spring Hollow Loop, Wesley Chapel, FL, USA; email: [email protected].

Workplace Health & Safety 66(10):p 471-474, October 2018. | DOI: 10.1177/2165079917751478

The health of an airline pilot is imperative to the safe travels of millions of people worldwide. Medical providers evaluate the cardiovascular risks for airline pilots and the medical requirements to obtain and maintain licensure as an airline pilot. It is the role of the occupational health nurse practitioner to evaluate and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in this population.