STUDY OF AIR EMBOLISM AND EXTRA-ALVEOLAR ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBMARINE ESCAPE TRAINING 1956 TO 1966

Abstract

This report is an extension of Moses' study of casualties resulting from submarine escape training during the period 1928-1957 (SMRL Report No. 438) . A total of 23 additional over-pressurization accidents are presented, along with discussion as to whether the increased accident rate following introduction of buoyant ascent runs is real or apparent. Reasons are advanced for the high accident rate with the Steinke Hood when this type of training was first introduced, and reasons are given for the occurrence of accidents in re- qualifiers as opposed to the student trainees. Some of the casualties are attributed to lung abnormalities leading to pulmonary air-trapping, which causes symptoms to develop after seemingly successful training runs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 1967
Accession Number
AD0664957

Entities

People

  • Larry Van Genderen

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Biomedical Research
  • Casualties
  • Classification
  • Connecticut
  • Embolism And Thrombosis
  • Emphysema
  • Fatalities
  • Navy
  • Physiology
  • Pressurization
  • Pulmonary Function
  • Research Facilities
  • Respiration
  • Security
  • Submarine Bases
  • Submarine Escape

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  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.