title: Review of injuries in a UH-60 midair collision.
abstract: This paper examines the injury patterns seen in both survivors and nonsurvivors of a UH-60 in-flight collision. The medical records were reviewed and injuries were recorded. Thirty-seven individuals sustained more than 150 different injuries. Deaths occurred secondary to massive internal injuries. Head injuries accounted for the majority of injuries seen in survivors. Forty-one other fractures and 15 major organ injuries were recorded. Injury patterns that occurred secondary to inflight UH-60 collisions closely resemble those seen in vertical falls. Military health care providers should be familiar with these types of injury patterns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary Care, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Battista
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwegmann
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002423:Cause of Death; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008889:Military Personnel; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D017741:Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control