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main cause of death, thereby becoming the main reason for the incapacity. The plum
residues found in the throat of the pilot was shifted during emergency rescue or the
moving of the pilot. The residue of the plum was not the main cause of his sudden
death.
2.2 Analysis of Physical Examination
2.2.1 The Examination Equipments of CAA
The pilot involved in the incident had undergone physical examinations five times at
the Aviation Medical Center of CAA. Of these examinations, there were three
treadmill EEG examination records. The treadmill was adjustable slope type
equipment and received function test including the synchronization with the simulated
EEG.
2.2.2 EEG Data
The Aviation Medical Center used the “Civil Aviators’ Physical Examination
Handbook” as basis for its handling of the examination affairs. Articles 18, 19, and 20
of Chapter 2 stated the handling procedures and principles for heart murmurs, athletic
EEG irregularities, and arrhythmia.
In each of the EEG examinations of the pilot, no signs of irregularities or no positive
reactions were found. Therefore, no further examination was made to the coronary
artery occlusion and no CAT scan was conducted either. According to medical
statistics, the accuracy rate of EEG in predicting coronary occlusion was 20%; of
athletic EEG was about 50 to 60%; of the cardiovascular sonograms was 70% and of
CAT scans was 95%.
2.2.3 The high number of white blood cell (WBC) to the cause of death
The Aviation Medical Center found out during each time of the physical examination
that the pilot would need a re-examination due to his high number of white blood cell.
The Aviation Medical Center had experienced
twice of the accepting the re-
examination
data of the pilot examined in foreign country agencies. Only one
inspection dated November 25, 1999 recommended that the pilot require having a
special examination to the clinic of orthodontist in Aviation Medical Center to check
the
number of white blood cell. The result was no inflammation and was
recommended to have a further inspection to the cause of high number of white blood
cell. The Aviation Medical Center did not request for further examination or did the
follow-up of this inspection.
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