Survival after free falls of 59 metres into water from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1930‐1982
- 1 May 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 1 (11) , 504-511
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136191.x
Abstract
Between 1930 and 1982, 92 persons fell from the Sydney Harbour Bridge into the water, 59 metres below. The major problem among survivors was pulmonary trauma, often with severe respiratory ...Keywords
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