@article{ref1,
title="High free fall with survival",
journal="Journal of trauma",
year="1981",
author="Kelly, E. G. and Villella, E. R. and Layton, T. R.",
volume="21",
number="11",
pages="983-985",
abstract="A free fall, the unimpeded drop of a body from a known point to a known impaction point, is common in modern society. Death usually results when distance is more than six stories. The following case report describes the circumstances which allowed a young man attempting suicide to survive a 17-storey free fall. Although his impact velocity was estimated to be 72 m.p.h. (uncorrected for air drag), he impacted in a supine position on an automobile trunk lid so that some of the force was dissipated by tires and shock absorbers. Multiple fractures and soft-tissue injuries and a subsequent stress ulcer were successfully treated and the patient has a satisfactory level of physical activity while remaining under psychiatric care 1 year postinjury.",
language="",
issn="0022-5282",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}