Zeng J, Liu XP, Yi JC, Lu X, Liu DD, Jiang YQ, Liu YB, Tian JQ. Analysis of two naval pilots’ ejection injuries: Two case reports. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(24): 8667-8672 [PMID: 36157798 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i24.8667]
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Jian-Quan Tian, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Psychology, Naval Medical Center of PLA, No. 338 Huaihai West Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200052, China. psychologist@vip.163.com
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Critical Care Medicine
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Case Report
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Jia Zeng, Xiang Lu, Dan-Dan Liu, Yan-Qing Jiang, Yan-Bing Liu, Department of Aviation Disease, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Shanghai 200052, China
Xiao-Peng Liu, Jian-Quan Tian, Department of Psychology, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Shanghai 200052, China
Jia-Cheng Yi, Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China
Author contributions: Zeng J and Liu XP contributed equally to this work; Zeng J and Tian JQ designed the study; Zeng J, Yi JC, Liu DD, Jiang YQ, Lu X, and Liu YB collected and analyzed the clinical data; Zeng J and Yi JC wrote the manuscript; Tian JQ revised the manuscript.
Supported byKey Projects of Medical Service Scientific Research of the Navy Medical Center, No. 20M2302.
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Corresponding author: Jian-Quan Tian, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Psychology, Naval Medical Center of PLA, No. 338 Huaihai West Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200052, China. psychologist@vip.163.com
Received: March 15, 2022 Peer-review started: March 15, 2022 First decision: April 19, 2022 Revised: April 20, 2022 Accepted: July 16, 2022 Article in press: July 16, 2022 Published online: August 26, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: The ejection injuries to pilots are usually very complex. We analyzed two pilots’ traumatic condition and recovery process after they were ejected from a failed trainer and survived. After being successfully rescued, they were diagnosed with multiple ejection injuries and underwent a series of treatments for 1 mo. They then recuperated for 2 mo, and the related tests and examinations show that they recovered from injuries. After passing the psychological test and physical examination, they successfully returned to flight duty. Attention should be paid to pilots’ ejection training in order to reduce ejection injury and improve the ejection success rate. In addition, aviation rescuers should strengthen search techniques to locate and rescue pilots in distress as early as possible to reduce injuries.
