title: Airline accident response.
abstract: This article outlines government regulations affecting accident response and offers guidelines for airline contingency plans in the face of major air disasters, such as those encountered on September 11, 2001. The author also touches upon the role of the corporate medical department in accident investigation and victim identification.
authors.affiliation: American Airlines, PO Box 619616, MD 5187, DFW Airport, TX, 75261-9616.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bettes
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration