A case of survival of extreme vertical impact in seated position.

Snyder, Richard G.; Civil Aeromedical Research Institute

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A case of survival of extreme vertical impact in seated position.

1962-10-01
By Snyder, Richard G.

[PDF-1.82 MB]

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Snyder, Richard G.
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Civil Aeromedical Research Institute
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Absorption Acceleration (Mechanics) Aircraft Accidents Air Transportation Crashes Autopsies Autopsy Buttocks--Wounds And Injuries Case Studies Clothing Clothing And Dress Crashes Crash Investigation Crash Test Dummies Deceleration Dislocations Dummies Dynamic Loads Energy Absorption Environment Falls (Accidents)--Case Studes Falls (Accidents)--Investigation Fatalities Force Force And Energy Fractures Fractures (Anatomy) Free Fall Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.) Gravitational Force Hematuria Hemorrhage Human Factors Impact Studies Injuries Internal Injuries Laceration Medical Case Reports Physical Fitness Speed Suicide Survival Tolerance (Physiology) Velocity Weather Weather Conditions
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AM 62-19 ; DOT/FAA/AM-62/19

AM 62-19 ; DOT/FAA/AM-62/19 Less -
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Tech Report
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San Francisco (California)
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Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Abstract:

Physical, biophysical, and medical data are presented concerning the case of a 20-year-old male of excellent physical condition who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, surviving for ten days a free-fall deceleration in the seated position (buttocks to head) of a calculated 4128 g for .0023 seconds. Specific trauma resulting from this impact indicates that this may closely approach the extreme human survival tolerance(s) to impact in this position, and that, while distribution of forces through support of the upper torso may greatly minimize injury to the skeletal system, protection of internal organs will present a much more difficult problem.
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