Analysis of mission and aircraft factors in G-induced loss of consciousness in the USAF: 1982-2002

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 479-482

  Lyons, Terence J ^a   Kraft, Norbert O ^b   Copley, G Bruce ^c   Davenport, Clark ^d   Grayson, Kevin ^e   Binder, Heidi ^b  

^a Asian Off of Aerosp Res/Devmt   (Japan)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d FAA Southwest Region Directorate   (United States)

^e USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident epidemiology; Accident rates; Crash rates; Fatality rates; G LOC incidence rates

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AIR FORCE; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; FLIGHT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; HUMANS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442669157     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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