The Role of Protective Visors in Injury Prevention During U.S. Army Rotary-Wing Aviation Accidents.

Abstract

Visors their associated flight helmets are considered Aviation Life Support Equipment (ALSE). The role of visors is to reduce the frequency and severity of facial injuries. To investigate this role, the Army aviation accident database from the U.S. Army Safety Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama, and the ALSE Retrieval Program (ALSERP) database from the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, Alabama, were investigated for visor related accident data. In addition, a review of past analyses of head and facial rotary-wing accident data was conducted. The findings support the premise that visors, when properly deployed, play a major role in reducing the frequency and severity of facial injuries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA341285

Entities

People

  • Barbara S. Reynolds
  • Clarence E. Rash
  • John C. Mora
  • Melissa H. Ledford
  • Paul M. Colthirst

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aircraft
  • Army Aviation
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Craniocerebral Trauma
  • Crash Injuries
  • Databases
  • Fabrics
  • Flight Helmets
  • Frequency
  • Head Injuries
  • Helmets
  • Injury Prevention
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Trauma or Military Medicine