TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - A study of the influence of body weight and height on military parachute landing injuries
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Pirson, J.
A1  - Pirlot, M.
SP  - 383
EP  - 385
VL  - 155
IS  - 8
N2  - The weights and heights of 1,880 male military parachutists were recorded, and landing injury rates were calculated according to the weights and heights of the jumpers. Only the weight significantly influenced the injury rate. The set of data (weight, injury rate) are best fitted with a parabola of the form: y = 43.14 - 1.22x + 0.01x2. The concept of the maximal operating weight of a parachute is discussed with its implications for medical standards and for jumps with extra equipment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -