Aerospace Medicine Doctor
Dr. Fredric A. Marks is an Aerospace Medicine Doctor in Barksdale AFB, LA
with special training and skill in addressing conditions stimulated in outer space and aviation environments.
As an Aerospace Medicine Doctor, Fredric A. Marks, MD, MPh performs
diagnostic testing and treatments on patients that operate air and space vehicles. Aerospace Medicine is
the healthcare and promotion of passenger and crew member safety and performance. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Aerospace Medicine Doctors include common ailments like high blood pressure and injuries caused by emergency ejections or radiation exposure.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Aerospace Medicine Doctors
include annual physical examinations, blood pressure management, and injury healing.
Aerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, together with the support personnel who assist operation of such vehicles. This population often works and lives in remote, isolated, extreme, or enclosed environments under conditions of physical and psychological stress. Practitioners strive for an optimal human-machine match in occupational settings rich with environmental hazards and engineering countermeasures.
Aerospace Medicine Doctors in Barksdale Afb, LA
Emergency Medicine Doctor
Dr. Fredric A. Marks is an Emergency Medicine Doctor in Barksdale AFB, LA
with special training and skill in addressing urgent illnesses and injuries in patients of all ages.
As an Emergency Medicine Doctor, Fredric A. Marks, MD, MPh performs
in trauma centers, intensive care units, and emergency rooms. Emergency Medicine is
the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Emergency Medicine Doctors include severe injuries, trauma, sepsis, burns, acute coronary syndrome, poisoning, heart attack, and stroke.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Medicine Doctors
include CPR, ECG, projection radiography, CT scan, x-ray, blood testing, suturing, inserting chest tubs, setting bones, and admitting patients into hospitals.
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Emergency Medicine Doctors in Barksdale Afb, LA
Preventive Occupational Medicine Doctor
Occupational medicine focuses on the health of workers, including the ability to perform work; the physical, chemical, biological, and social environments of the workplace; and the health outcomes of environmental exposures. Practitioners in this field address the promotion of health in the work place, and the prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness, and disability.
Preventive Occupational Medicine Doctors in Barksdale Afb, LA
