TY - JOUR PY - 1988// TI - Parachuting injuries and type of parachute in a reserve rescue unit JO - Aviation, space, and environmental medicine A1 - Baldwin, C. C. SP - 780 EP - 782 VL - 59 IS - 8 N2 - Over a 57-month period, 3,246 parachute jumps were performed in an air rescue reserve unit. During this time, the unit transitioned from a round static line parachute to a rectangular free falling parachute. The rates of 11 injuries per 1000 jumps and 600 lost man days per 1000 jumps were reduced to zero after the introduction of the new parachute.
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