"Henry Bibb" wrote in message
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"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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That is the problem with overgeneralization--it is usually wrong. It
"could"
indeed cause more than terror and discomfort. The Brazilian airliner
lost
a
passenger when it had two windows taken out; a Piedmont airliner
suffered
a
passenger fatality during a rapid decompression that did not involve any
large opening at all. Having been through a few nasty eardrum ruptures,
I

Brooks


Direct quote from NTSB report ATL89IA099 concerning the Piedmont
incident: (emphasis added)

THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO A DAYTON HOSPITAL AND
DIED AT ABOUT 6 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES LATER. THE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORONER RULED THAT DEATH WAS
DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES.
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Henry Bibb

Yep. Natural causes brought on by rapid decompression, no doubt. Trauma
induced, in other words, whether it be too much strain on the poor guy's
ticker or respiratory arrest. Or are you thinking his requirement for
immediate hospitalization just *happened* to be simultaneous to the
decompression event? Rather unlikely it was not tied to it, IMO.

Brooks