Suspension trauma and fall-arrest harness design

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• Personal Author:
  Hsiao H
• Description:
  After a successfully arrested fall, fall victims may develop suspension trauma, a potentially fatal reduction of return blood flow from legs to the heart and brain, if they are not rescued quickly or the harness does not fit them well. This chapter describes human suspension tolerance time while wearing full-body harnesses, the factors that affect suspension tolerance, current suspension injury control measures, and rescue procedures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Blood Body Height Body Weight Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Anthropometry Author Keywords: Body Weight Biological Effects Blood Vessels Body Measurements Body Regions Body Shape Body Weight Brain Function Equipment Design Fall Arrest Fall Protection Falls Guidelines Harnesses Harness Fit Heart Height Factors Humans Injury Prevention Personal Protective Equipment Protective Measures Public Health Rescue Rescue Measures Risk Factors Safety Equipment Safety Practices Safety Research Suspension

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• ISBN:
  9781482217148
• Publisher:
  CRC Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  109-118
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048930
• Citation:
  Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices. Hsiao H, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2016 Oct; :109-118
• Editor(s):
  Hsiao H
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:076686cf945de862b1dcca92f5e49334c938f6439ef570d90c1125103c8e16d94b37166749e1cedbb0c157c20ef4d382b8625205924238f6740671935138ff51
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203546/cdc_203546_DS1.pdf
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