- Author
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Fenton, D. J.
- Title
- EMS at a Plane Crash: A Guide for Responders. Part 1.
- Coporate
- New York City Fire Dept., NY
- Journal
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Firehouse,
Vol. 21,
No. 9,
32,34-35,
September 1996
- Keywords
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aircraft accidents
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crash fires
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medical services
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crash tests
- Identifiers
- three different types of plane crashes: high impact, low impact and runway incursion; high impact crash - usually a solo-plane incident but can be a mid-air collision; low impact crash - athese crashes are not as destructive to the aircraft and there is a greater survivability of the passengers; runway incursion - occur on runways, when aircraft are not airborne