Purpose: To determine the personality preferences of flight crew members in a hospital-based helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and to differentiate and compare these preferences between crew specialties and a historical control population. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted of all active crew members (nurses, respiratory therapists and pilots) in a hospital-based flight program. Data collected included the results of the MBTI, gender, age and years of flight experience. Results: Crew members were represented by 14 of 16 possible MBTI personality types, with three types predominating. For each crew specialty, extroversion preferences predominated over introversion, and perceiving characteristics predominated over judging characteristics. Differences existed by crew specialty for the sensing-intuition and thinking-feeling dimensions. Conclusions: A personality typology has been established for individual and group preferences within one hospital-based HEMS program. This data begins to develop a data base and an investigative protocol for understanding some of the human factors regarding flight programs. Future research should focus on expanding the data base and exploring specific crew interactions based on additional diagnostic and evaluative methodologies.
Personality types of flight crew members in a hospital-based helicopter program
Air Medical Journal ; 13 , 1 ; 13-17
1993-10-15
5 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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