Aerospace Medicine Technical Reports
FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-69/2
Title and Subtitle: Medical factors in U.S. general aviation accidents.
Report Date: January 1969
Authors: Siegel PV, Mohler SR.
Abstract: About ninety percent of fatal U. S. general aviation accidents involve factors other than the aircraft or outside circumstances. This necessarily brings the flight surgeon into the mainstream of aviation safety activities. The paper describes some relatively recent accidents which illustrate the roles played by medical factors. Preventive programs are discussed which have a direct focus on the medical factors which will potentially contribute to future accidents.
Key Words: AVIATION ACCIDENTS, AVIATION MEDICINE, CIVIL AVIATION, CASUALTIES, PSYCHOLOGY, WEATHER, CARBON MONOXIDE, HYPOXIA, ALCOHOLS, INSECTICIDES, SPRAYS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, AGING (PHYSIOLOGY), MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
No. of Pages: 8
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-69/2
Title and Subtitle: Medical factors in U.S. general aviation accidents.
Report Date: January 1969
Authors: Siegel PV, Mohler SR.
Abstract: About ninety percent of fatal U. S. general aviation accidents involve factors other than the aircraft or outside circumstances. This necessarily brings the flight surgeon into the mainstream of aviation safety activities. The paper describes some relatively recent accidents which illustrate the roles played by medical factors. Preventive programs are discussed which have a direct focus on the medical factors which will potentially contribute to future accidents.
Key Words: AVIATION ACCIDENTS, AVIATION MEDICINE, CIVIL AVIATION, CASUALTIES, PSYCHOLOGY, WEATHER, CARBON MONOXIDE, HYPOXIA, ALCOHOLS, INSECTICIDES, SPRAYS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, AGING (PHYSIOLOGY), MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
No. of Pages: 8
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