Analysis of injuries among pilots involved in fatal general aviation airplane accidents

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 571-577

  Wiegmann, Douglas A ^a   Taneja, Narinder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft accidents; Autopsy; Crashworthiness; Injuries

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BRAIN; DATABASE SYSTEMS;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; DROWNING; HUMAN; MORTALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AIRCRAFT; AUTOPSY; BURNS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DROWNING; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0038326573     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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