Emergencies

Choosing Emergency Contacts - by Eric Boerger
One of the things that all most every Dropzone or Boogie waiver has is a space to list an Emergency contact. Jumpers should put more thought into this decision then they do into what type of jumpsuit they are going to buy.
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Skydiving Incident Reporting: For Mass Media Reporters - by Christy West
Reporting a skydiving (or any other technical sport) accident isn't an easy job, but making the effort to do it thoroughly can give your readers a better product that tops competing publications in this area.
(Rating: 9.08 Votes: 89 Viewed: 22468 Posted: Sun Dec 21 2003) Rate It Bookmark It

Skydiving Incident Reporting: For Skydivers - by Christy West
As distasteful as it is to try to explain to a whuffo reporter why a fellow skydiver was injured or killed while jumping, though, it's actually an opportunity to improve the image of the sport.
(Rating: 8.98 Votes: 81 Viewed: 13702 Posted: Sun Dec 21 2003) Rate It Bookmark It

Skydiving Emergencies and Procedures - by Dan Poynter and Mike Turoff
The bulk of the content from this section is republished with permission from Chapter 4 of Parachuting: The Skydiver's Handbook by Dan Poynter and Mike Turoff.
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