| Title | A case of survival of extreme vertical impact in seated position. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 38876 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Snyder, Richard G. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Research Institute |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19621000 |
| Language | English |
| 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. |
| Rosap ID | dot:20706 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20706 |
| TRT Terms | Air transportation crashes; Impact studies; Physiological tolerance; Survival; Injuries; Fatalities; Crashes; Suicide; Free fall; Crash investigation; Human factors; Deceleration; Force; Medical case reports; Case studies; Weather conditions; Clothing; Dummies; Laceration; Dislocations; Bone fractures; Internal injuries; Velocity; Environment; Gravitational force; Dynamic loads; Energy absorption; Autopsies |
| General Subjects | Aircraft accidents; Falls (Accidents)--Investigation; Falls (Accidents)--Case studes; Survival; Suicide; Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.); Acceleration (Mechanics); Dislocations; Fractures; Hematuria; Hemorrhage; Buttocks--Wounds and injuries; Physical fitness; Speed; Force and energy; Weather; Clothing and dress; Crash test dummies; Absorption; Autopsy |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness |
| Geographical Coverage |
San Francisco (California) |
| Report Number | AM 62-19; DOT/FAA/AM-62/19 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/38000/38800/38876/AM62-19.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |