G-induced loss of consciousness: Retrospective survey results from 2259 military aircrew

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 619-623

  Green, Nicholas D C ^a   Ford, Steven A ^a  

^a RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Eurofighter; G LOC; Survey; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR FORCE; AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE CREW; ALTITUDE; DISASTER; FITNESS; FLYING; GRAVITY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TRAINING; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GRAVITY SUITS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERGRAVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 33745684310     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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