Non-Fatal Ejection Vertebral Fracture and its Prevention
Abstract
Non-fatal ejection vertebral fracture has been a common injury in aviators since ejection seats came into use. (1) The injury is defined as any fracture of a vertebra due to the force of ejection itself, in an individual who survives the ejection and all subsequent hazards of this emergency escape. While many individuals who were killed, drowned or died during ejection and its sequelae may have suffered vertebral fracture, it is improbable that many of them died as a result of the vertebral fracture alone.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- ADA395716
Entities
People
- Channing L. Ewing
Organizations
- Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory