Aviat Space Envir Md
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Aviat Space Envir Md · May 1985
Case ReportsThe airline passenger undergoing withdrawal or overdose from narcotics or other drugs.
Inflight passenger problems associated with withdrawal or overdose from narcotics or other drugs have been assessed. The specific categories of common drugs of abuse covered are: opiates, amphetamines and cocaine, central nervous system depressants, marijuana, phencyclidine, LSD and mescaline, and peyote. ⋯ Relatively recent newspaper accounts of inflight disturbances related to abuse substances have highlighted the problem. Some case histories are given by the authors along with recommendations for methods of dealing with these problems.
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A comprehensive review of helicopter accident data from ACC sources is presented for the period 1971-1982. Accident and fatality rates have declined from the high values quoted in earlier studies in the 1960's and are now similar to those of fixed wing aircraft equipped with ejection seats. This improvement is related to the replacement of older reciprocating engined helicopters by turbine powered units and parallel progress in helicopter design, aircraft servicing, and pilot training. ⋯ Particular attention is paid to subsidiary aetiologies such as tail rotor strikes, disorientation, and ground accidents. Helicopter accidents involving fatalities on Operation Corporate are mentioned briefly. Methods whereby occupant protection and aircraft crashworthiness can be improved are covered and it is concluded that assisted escape, although an ideal solution, is by no means an urgent requirement for helicopters, in view of the dramatic reduction in accident and fatality rates.