G-induced loss of consciousness: Case-control study of 78 G-LOCs in the F-15, F-16, and A-10

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 370-374

  Sevilla, Nereyda L ^a,b   Gardner, John W ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Box 3473 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Age; Centrifuge; COMBAT EDGE; F 15; F 16; G LOC

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONSCIOUSNESS; FATIGUE; FLIGHT; GRAVITY; HUMAN; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERGRAVITY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16244364854     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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