Parachuting from fixed objects: Descriptive study of 106 fatal events in BASE jumping 1981-2006

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 431-436

  Westman, A ^a   Rosen M ^a   Berggren, P ^a   Bjornstig U ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AERONAUTICAL SPORT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; COLD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; JUMPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARACHUTIST; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING; VISIBILITY; WIND;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AVIATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 46849089315     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.046565     Document Type: Article

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