The System Theoretic Accident Modelling and Process (STAMP) of medical pilot knock-out events: Pilot incapacitation and homicide-suicide

Safety Science

Volumn 110, Issue , 2018, Pages 58-71

  Schmid, Daniela ^a   Vollrath, Mark ^b   Stanton, Neville A ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident modelling; Homicide; Pilot incapacitation; STAMP; STPA; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HAZARDS; STAMPING;

FLIGHT SAFETY; HOMICIDE; MENTAL HEALTH; PILOT INCAPACITATION; PROCESS ANALYSIS; STPA; SUICIDE; SUPPORT PROGRAMS;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 85050886547     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2018.07.015     Document Type: Article

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