Medical Examination Standards for Airmen Article 17

The medical standards for mental and neurologic systems are as follows:1.Mental illnesses- none of the followings shall be found in the airman’s medical history or had by the airman the latter of which is confirmed by verification:(1) schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.(2) severe neurotic, stressor-related disorders and somatoform disorder.(3) a personality disorder or disorganized behavior that is severe enough to have repeatedly manifested itself by overt acts.(4) psychoactive substance-related disorders and addiction.(5) behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence.(6) mental illnesses severe enough to affect the airman’s ability to safely perform duties.2.Diseases of neurologic system- none of the followings shall be found in the airman’s medical history or otherwise:(1) epilepsy.(2) disturbance of consciousness without identified causes.(3) cerebral vascular diseases.(4) migraine and/or headaches, collectively cause the disturbance of neurologic functions.(5) any other progressive of non-progressive central, peripheral or automatic nervous system diseases severe enough to affect the airmen’s ability to safely perform duties.3. Head injuries- none of the followings shall be found in the airman’s medical history or otherwise:(1) head trauma to the intra cranial and the brain tissues or cerebral meninges remain partially injured.(2) head trauma to dura mater.(3) after brain surgery, injury to skull bone.(4) any other trauma of head severe enough to affect the airmen’s ability to safely perform duties.4. No spinal injury severe enough to affect the airmen’s ability to safely perform duties shall be found.
中文原文 航空人員體格檢查標準第17條
精神及神經系統檢查標準如下:
一、精神疾病:不得有下列情形之一之病史或經鑑定確定:
(一)思覺失調類群及其他精神病症。
(二)嚴重精神官能症、壓力相關障礙症及體化症。
(三)人格或行為失常,其嚴重性已達反覆表現之程度。
(四)精神活性物質相關障礙症及成癮。
(五)特發於孩童期與青少年期之行為及情緒疾患。
(六)任何足以影響安全執行職務之精神疾病。
二、神經系統疾病:不得有下列情形之一或見諸病史。
(一)癲癇發作。
(二)意識障礙其原因不明。
(三)腦血管病變。
(四)偏頭痛或其他頭痛合併神經功能障礙。
(五)任何其他足以影響安全執行職務之進行性或非進性之中樞、末梢及自律神經系統疾病。
三、頭部損傷:不得有左列情形之一或見諸病史:
(一)頭部外傷傷及顱腔內部,遺有局部腦組織或腦膜損傷。
(二)頭部外傷傷及硬腦膜。
(三)頭部經手術後,延及顱骨內外板。
(四)任何其他足以影響安全執行職務之頭部外傷。
四、不得有足以影響安全執行職務之脊椎損傷。

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