White B D, Firth J L, Rowles J M
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, England.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1993 Feb;64(2):95-102.
Only 10 occupants escaped uninjured from the wreckage of the East Midlands Boeing 737/400 aircraft accident. The remaining 116 suffered injuries similar in pattern, but ranging in severity from simple bruising to fatal crushing trauma. Overall, the individual's degree of injury and likelihood of death was proportional to the local structural damage of the aircraft. Limb injuries were particularly severe in the forward section of the wreckage where the floor failed. In areas where structural damage appeared to be survivable, a number of passengers suffered disproportionately severe head injuries. Many of these had trauma to the posterior aspect of their head, some of whom died as a result. It is likely that these injuries were caused by falling overhead lockers or unrestrained cabin furniture. The significance of these injuries and their future prevention is discussed.
在东米德兰兹波音737/400飞机事故的残骸中，只有10名乘客毫发无损地逃脱。其余116人受伤情况类似，但严重程度从轻微擦伤至致命的挤压伤不等。总体而言，个人的受伤程度和死亡可能性与飞机的局部结构损坏程度成正比。在残骸前部地板坍塌的区域，肢体损伤尤为严重。在结构损坏看似可 survivable 的区域，一些乘客头部受伤异常严重。其中许多人的头部后部受到创伤，有些人因此死亡。这些损伤很可能是由上方掉落的行李架或未固定的机舱家具造成的。本文讨论了这些损伤的重要性及其未来的预防措施。 （注：“survivable”原文有误，推测可能是“survivable”，暂按此翻译，你可根据实际情况调整）
