Canada's Department of National Defence established the Associate Committee on Aviation Medical Research in 1939 and laboratory studies in pressure physiology began in Toronto. In 1940, research efforts were expanded with the formation of the No. 1 Clinical Investigation Unit, where a low-temperature low-pressure chamber was constructed to support research on human capabilities under cold and high-altitude conditions. The Unit was also the site of the first human centrifuge in the allied countries, which was used to develop the world's first anti-G flying suit to go into service. After the war, research in aviation medicine continued at the universities and at the Unit, now renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine. In 1968, this institute was again renamed to become the Canadian Forces Institute of Environmental Medicine (CFIEM). In 1971, CFIEM was merged with Defense Research Establishment Toronto to form the Defense and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine (DCIEM). The history of DCIEM and its forerunners is presented in pictorial form, showing highlights of research activities and research facilities.
DCIEM: The First Fifty Years, 1939-1989
1989
112 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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