Aerospace medicine deals with the medical requirements of humans in atmospheric space, and people who travel by air. Aerospace medicine is a combination of aviation medicine and space medicine. An aerospace medicine physician practices within the branch of preventive medicine, and works with those who have problems or conditions related to air travel, such as air sickness, weightlessness, and life support measures for astronauts, or a baby who has ear pressure problems when traveling on an airplane.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 579 practicing aerospace medicine doctors. Broken out by state, aerospace medicine doctor density in Alabama is 37, in Alaska is 7, in Arizona is 19, in Arkansas is 6, in California is 64, in Colorado is 21, in Connecticut is 4, in Delaware is 3, in District of Columbia is 21, in Florida is 96, in Georgia is 19, in Hawaii is 5, in Idaho is 6, in Illinois is 18, in Indiana is 3, in Iowa is 3, in Kansas is 6, in Kentucky is 3, in Louisiana is 6, in Maine is 5, in Maryland is 31, in Massachusetts is 10, in Michigan is 6, in Minnesota is 2, in Mississippi is 9, in Missouri is 10, in Montana is 4, in Nebraska is 8, in Nevada is 8, in New Hampshire is 3, in New Jersey is 14, in New Mexico is 21, in New York is 6, in North Carolina is 21, in North Dakota is 6, in Ohio is 22, in Oklahoma is 18, in Oregon is 3, in Pennsylvania is 4, in Rhode Island is 3, in South Carolina is 15, in South Dakota is 4, in Tennessee is 8, in Texas is 137, in Utah is 14, in Virginia is 50, in Washington is 18, in West Virginia is 2, in Wisconsin is 1, and in Wyoming is 7.
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