Ethanol was found in 102 (4.8 percent) of the 2,123 toxicologic analyses done at the AFIP on tissue submitted from U. S. military aircraft-accident fatalities. In 94 of these cases putrefaction or contamination was associated with the formation of ethanol. Eight of the 102 cases (0.38 per cent of the ethanol determinations) are considered significant because of the presence of ethanol without putrefaction or contamination and, therefore, related to ingestion. In only two instances could the significant ethanol be implicated as 'probable' cause of the aircraft accident, and one of these involved a nonrated individual who had taken the aircraft without authorization. Four cases involved mechanical failures or environmental difficulties in which ingested alcohol may have been a contributory factor. In two cases the ethanol was found in individuals who do not appear to have been in control of the aircraft, and thus drinking did not contribute to the accident. (Author)


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    Title :

    Clinical Aviation and Aerospace Medicine: Alcohol and Military Aviation Fatalities


    Contributors:
    G. L. Davis (author)

    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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