An analysis of U.S. parachuting fatalities: 2000-2004.

Full Abstract

Between 2000 and 2004, 125 recreational parachuting fatalities were reported in the USA. Each was categorized using a previously reported taxonomy. While patterns of skydiving fatality were largely unchanged since the last such analysis of fatalities from 1993-1999, some variations were noted. As in previous analyses, most of the recent skydiving fatalities were the direct result of human error. Some examples of commonplace human error fatalities were turning low to the ground resulting in a hard landing, accidentally colliding with other skydivers resulting in entangled parachutes, and failure to deploy the reserve parachute correctly in the event of malfunctioning main parachute.

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Author information

Author/s: Hart, Christian L (CL); Griffith, James D (JD); Randell, Joe A (JA);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, East Central University Ada, OK 74820, USA. chart(-atsign-)mailclerk.ecok.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Dec; vol 103 (issue 3) : pp 896-900

Dates: Created 2007/02/28; Completed 2007/03/23;

PMID: 17326520, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Athletic Injuries - mortality
Aviation - statistics & numerical data
Humans

Incidence
Prevalence
United States - epidemiology

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