TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Analysis of two naval pilots' ejection injuries: two case reports
JO  - World journal of clinical cases
A1  - Zeng, Jia
A1  - Liu, Xiao-Peng
A1  - Yi, Jia-Cheng
A1  - Lu, Xiang
A1  - Liu, Dan-Dan
A1  - Jiang, Yan-Qing
A1  - Liu, Yan-Bing
A1  - Tian, Jian-Quan
SP  - 8667
EP  - 8672
VL  - 10
IS  - 24
N2  - BACKGROUND: Recently, two naval pilots in a two-seat trainer jet were forced to eject urgently due to sudden mechanical failure during night-time training. They were both successfully rescued and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. In this study, we investigate their ejection injuries and recovery process. CASE SUMMARY: We analyzed the clinical data of the traumatic condition and recovery process from ejection injuries of two pilots who ejected from a failed trainer jet and survived. After being successfully rescued and sent to the hospital, they were diagnosed with multiple ejection injuries, including eye trauma, limb bone and joint injury, rib and spine injury, and so on. Both cases underwent fluid replacement, acid suppression, nutritional support, hemostasis, bone metabolism improvement, phlegm elimination, psychological measurement, blood circulation promotion and detumescence, physical therapy, and external fixation with braces for 1 mo before being discharged from hospital. They then recuperated in a sanatorium for 2 mo, and the related laboratory tests and supplementary examinations show that they recovered from all the above injuries. After successfully passing the psychological test and physical examination, they returned to flight duty 3 mo after ejection. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The causes and conditions of ejection injury in the pilots were very complex. Although they finally recovered quickly and were released, it also serves as a reminder that attention should be paid to pilots' ejection and parachute training in order to significantly reduce ejection injury and improve the ejection success rate. In addition, air defense support personnel should strengthen search and rescue and on-site emergency measures, and locate and rescue pilots in distress as early as possible to reduce subsequent injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2307-8960
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i24.8667
ID  - ref1
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